Climate averages 1991–2020
Sanaa weather
in October.
A warm, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Sanaa: daytime highs average 24.2°C and nights cool to about 11.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes October a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is ‘Amrān (44 km away). In October its highs average 23.0°C, 1.2°C cooler than Sanaa, with 8.3 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Yemen, Sanaa ranks 6th of 8 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 8 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 8 cities is 27.5°C; Sanaa is 3.4°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 22.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 10 mm to 4.2 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Sanaa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.9°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 6.5 | 1.6 | 11.311 h |
| February | 23.5°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 6.3 | 1.6 | 11.612 h |
| March | 24.4°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 21 | 5.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.2°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 44 | 8.2 | 12.512 h |
| May | 27.3°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 41 | 8.1 | 12.813 h |
| June | 28.9°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 17 | 4.9 | 13.013 h |
| July | 27.6°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 58 | 13.2 | 12.913 h |
| August | 26.9°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 112 | 22.1 | 12.613 h |
| September | 27.2°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 22 | 6.1 | 12.212 h |
| October, selected | 24.2°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 10 | 1.0 | 11.812 h |
| November | 22.4°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 4.2 | 1.0 | 11.411 h |
| December | 21.7°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 2.6 | 0.8 | 11.211 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- ‘Amrān in OctoberYemen · 44 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 12.3°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Dhamār in OctoberYemen · 93 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 9.4°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Al Ḩudaydah in OctoberYemen · 148 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 27.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Ibb in OctoberYemen · 154 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 12.1°C · 27 mm rain
- Taiz in OctoberYemen · 198 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 17.9°C · 63 mm rain
- Najrān in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 238 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 16.3°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Jizan in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 246 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 28.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Şabyā in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 261 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 27.1°C · 24 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Sanaa) is explained once on the Sanaa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.