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Monthly climate in As Sawma`ah, Al Bayda, Yemen

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification As Sawma`ah features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 201 mm (7.9 inches) and receives 45 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.As Sawma`ah 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.

Monthly average temperatures in As Sawma`ah, Al Bayda, Yemen §

The warmest months in As Sawma`ah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 19 °C (64 - 66 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, As Sawma`ah experiences 265 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 As Sawma`ah, 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 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average high 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Average low 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Mean minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Minimum 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(41°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in As Sawma`ah, Al Bayda, Yemen §

As Sawma`ah usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 9 rainy days and 38 mm (1.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in As Sawma`ah are January, February and December. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in As Sawma`ah, 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) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 11 (0.5) 16 (0.6) 29 (1.2) 23 (0.9) 50 (2.0) 34 (1.4) 21 (0.8) 12 (0.5) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 2 3 7 4 11 11 5 2 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in As Sawma`ah, Al Bayda, Yemen §

The sunniest months in As Sawma`ah are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in As Sawma`ah: January, February and July receive an average of 9 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in As Sawma`ah, 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 272 307 346 339 343 330 323 331 324 339 324 333
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

Solar UV radiation in As Sawma`ah, Al Bayda, Yemen §

As Sawma`ah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.October, 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 As Sawma`ah UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for As Sawma`ah, 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 13 14 15 15 13 13 13 13 12 11 10