Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Mahfid features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 30 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 180 mm (7.1 inches) and receives 27 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Mahfid enjoys an average of 3918 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 17 minutes to 12 hours 55 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Al Mahfid are June, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (84 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Mahfid experiences 325 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 31°C (89°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Average high | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Average low | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Mean minimum | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Minimum | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Al Mahfid, Abyan, Yemen with other places around the world.
Al Mahfid usually has the most precipitation in May, July and September, with an average of 6 rainy days and 36 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Mahfid are February, November and December. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (0.3) | 7 (0.3) | 25 (1.0) | 15 (0.6) | 54 (2.1) | 12 (0.5) | 29 (1.1) | 24 (1.0) | 3 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Al Mahfid are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Mahfid: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 57 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 269 | 306 | 345 | 343 | 347 | 331 | 323 | 335 | 326 | 338 | 320 | 330 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 23m | 11h 40m | 12h 2m | 12h 26m | 12h 46m | 12h 55m | 12h 50m | 12h 33m | 12h 11m | 11h 47m | 11h 27m | 11h 17m |
Al Mahfid experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Al Mahfid UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |