Monthly climate in Qa`tabah, Aḑ Ḑāli‘, Yemen

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qa`tabah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 448 mm (17.7 inches) and receives 99 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qa`tabah enjoys an average of 3898 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 18 minutes to 12 hours 55 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Qa`tabah, Aḑ Ḑāli‘, Yemen §

The warmest months in Qa`tabah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 20 °C (65 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qa`tabah experiences 272 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Qa`tabah, Aḑ Ḑāli‘, Yemen.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 27°C
(81°F)
29°C
(84°F)
31°C
(87°F)
32°C
(90°F)
36°C
(97°F)
36°C
(97°F)
37°C
(99°F)
35°C
(95°F)
34°C
(93°F)
33°C
(91°F)
31°C
(87°F)
27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(80°F)
28°C
(82°F)
30°C
(85°F)
31°C
(88°F)
34°C
(94°F)
35°C
(95°F)
36°C
(96°F)
34°C
(93°F)
33°C
(92°F)
31°C
(88°F)
29°C
(84°F)
27°C
(81°F)
Average high 24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(78°F)
27°C
(81°F)
29°C
(84°F)
30°C
(87°F)
32°C
(89°F)
31°C
(89°F)
31°C
(87°F)
30°C
(86°F)
28°C
(83°F)
27°C
(81°F)
25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(65°F)
20°C
(67°F)
21°C
(71°F)
23°C
(74°F)
25°C
(77°F)
26°C
(80°F)
27°C
(80°F)
26°C
(79°F)
24°C
(76°F)
22°C
(72°F)
21°C
(69°F)
19°C
(66°F)
Average low 14°C
(57°F)
15°C
(59°F)
16°C
(61°F)
18°C
(64°F)
20°C
(68°F)
22°C
(71°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
20°C
(68°F)
17°C
(63°F)
15°C
(60°F)
13°C
(56°F)
Mean minimum 10°C
(50°F)
12°C
(54°F)
14°C
(57°F)
15°C
(58°F)
17°C
(63°F)
19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(69°F)
19°C
(67°F)
17°C
(63°F)
14°C
(58°F)
13°C
(55°F)
10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 6°C
(44°F)
10°C
(51°F)
12°C
(53°F)
13°C
(56°F)
16°C
(60°F)
19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(66°F)
16°C
(61°F)
12°C
(55°F)
11°C
(53°F)
7°C
(45°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Qa`tabah, Aḑ Ḑāli‘, Yemen §

Qa`tabah usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 18 rainy days and 80 mm (3.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qa`tabah are February, November and December. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Qa`tabah, Aḑ Ḑāli‘, Yemen.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 8 (0.3) 3 (0.1) 20 (0.8) 30 (1.2) 58 (2.3) 46 (1.8) 69 (2.7) 101 (4.0) 68 (2.7) 36 (1.4) 5 (0.2) 4 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 1 4 6 12 9 16 23 17 7 1 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Qa`tabah, Aḑ Ḑāli‘, Yemen §

The sunniest months in Qa`tabah are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qa`tabah: January, February and July receive an average of 9 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Qa`tabah, Aḑ Ḑāli‘, Yemen.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 271 306 345 339 345 326 318 328 322 337 324 332
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 23m 11h 40m 12h 2m 12h 26m 12h 45m 12h 55m 12h 50m 12h 33m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 28m 11h 18m

Solar UV radiation in Qa`tabah, Aḑ Ḑāli‘, Yemen §

Qa`tabah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 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 Qa`tabah UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Qa`tabah, Aḑ Ḑāli‘, Yemen.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 11 13 13 14 14 11 12 12 11 11 10 9