Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification An Najd features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 160 mm (6.3 inches) and receives 20 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.An Najd enjoys an average of 3929 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 16 minutes to 12 hours 57 minutes per day.
The warmest months in An Najd are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 18 °C (60 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, An Najd experiences 253 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 | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Mean maximum | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average high | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Daily mean | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Average low | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Mean minimum | 5°C (41°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Minimum | 0°C (33°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 2°C (36°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in An Najd, Al Bayda, Yemen with other places around the world.
An Najd usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 4 rainy days and 35 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in An Najd are January, February and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 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) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 7 (0.3) | 19 (0.7) | 26 (1.0) | 10 (0.4) | 52 (2.1) | 26 (1.0) | 5 (0.2) | 12 (0.5) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in An Najd are March, May and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in An Najd: January, February and July 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 | 273 | 306 | 345 | 337 | 345 | 335 | 325 | 333 | 327 | 340 | 325 | 334 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 21m | 11h 39m | 12h 2m | 12h 27m | 12h 47m | 12h 57m | 12h 52m | 12h 34m | 12h 11m | 11h 47m | 11h 26m | 11h 16m |
An Najd 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 Very High / 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 An Najd UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |