Monthly climate in Al `Aqabah, Al Bayda, Yemen

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al `Aqabah features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (35 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 216 mm (8.5 inches) and receives 35 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al `Aqabah enjoys an average of 3913 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 17 minutes to 12 hours 56 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Al `Aqabah, Al Bayda, Yemen §

The warmest months in Al `Aqabah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (59 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al `Aqabah experiences 150 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 Al `Aqabah, Al Bayda, 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 25°C
(77°F)
27°C
(81°F)
28°C
(83°F)
29°C
(84°F)
30°C
(87°F)
32°C
(89°F)
32°C
(90°F)
31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(88°F)
28°C
(82°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(77°F)
26°C
(79°F)
27°C
(80°F)
27°C
(81°F)
29°C
(85°F)
31°C
(87°F)
32°C
(89°F)
31°C
(88°F)
30°C
(85°F)
26°C
(80°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(75°F)
Average high 22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(76°F)
26°C
(80°F)
29°C
(84°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(82°F)
27°C
(81°F)
24°C
(75°F)
22°C
(73°F)
21°C
(71°F)
Daily mean 15°C
(60°F)
16°C
(62°F)
18°C
(64°F)
19°C
(66°F)
21°C
(69°F)
23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(74°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(71°F)
18°C
(65°F)
16°C
(62°F)
15°C
(59°F)
Average low 9°C
(49°F)
10°C
(51°F)
12°C
(54°F)
13°C
(56°F)
15°C
(60°F)
18°C
(64°F)
19°C
(66°F)
18°C
(64°F)
17°C
(62°F)
13°C
(56°F)
10°C
(51°F)
8°C
(48°F)
Mean minimum 5°C
(42°F)
7°C
(45°F)
10°C
(49°F)
10°C
(51°F)
13°C
(55°F)
16°C
(60°F)
16°C
(61°F)
15°C
(60°F)
14°C
(58°F)
10°C
(51°F)
8°C
(47°F)
5°C
(41°F)
Minimum 2°C
(36°F)
5°C
(41°F)
8°C
(47°F)
9°C
(48°F)
12°C
(54°F)
15°C
(58°F)
14°C
(58°F)
14°C
(58°F)
13°C
(56°F)
8°C
(46°F)
7°C
(44°F)
2°C
(35°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Al `Aqabah, Al Bayda, Yemen §

Al `Aqabah usually has the most precipitation in April, July and August, with an average of 6 rainy days and 43 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al `Aqabah are January, November and December. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Al `Aqabah, Al Bayda, 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) 2 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 18 (0.7) 55 (2.2) 33 (1.3) 9 (0.4) 38 (1.5) 35 (1.4) 6 (0.2) 12 (0.5) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 5 9 5 1 5 6 1 2 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Al `Aqabah, Al Bayda, Yemen §

The sunniest months in Al `Aqabah are March, May and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al `Aqabah: January, February and July receive an average of 9 hours 54 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Al `Aqabah, Al Bayda, 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 273 306 345 336 342 333 322 330 326 338 324 333
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 22m 11h 39m 12h 2m 12h 26m 12h 46m 12h 56m 12h 51m 12h 33m 12h 11m 11h 47m 11h 27m 11h 17m

Solar UV radiation in Al `Aqabah, Al Bayda, Yemen §

Al `Aqabah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Al `Aqabah UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Al `Aqabah, Al Bayda, 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) 12 14 15 15 15 14 14 13 14 13 12 11