Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Ghayl features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (37 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 36 mm (1.4 inches) and receives 6 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Ghayl enjoys an average of 3949 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 10 minutes to 13 hours 3 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Al Ghayl are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (86 - 88 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 21 °C (65 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Ghayl experiences 294 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 | 32°C (89°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Average high | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Daily mean | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Average low | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Mean minimum | 6°C (44°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Minimum | 3°C (37°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Al Ghayl, Al Jawf, Yemen with other places around the world.
Al Ghayl usually has the most precipitation in April, May and July, with an average of 1 rainy days and 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Ghayl are January, November 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) | 5 (0.2) | 4 (0.1) | 6 (0.3) | 6 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 6 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Al Ghayl are March, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Ghayl: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 270 | 304 | 345 | 335 | 349 | 344 | 336 | 336 | 334 | 338 | 323 | 330 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 16m | 11h 36m | 12h 2m | 12h 29m | 12h 52m | 13h 3m | 12h 57m | 12h 37m | 12h 11m | 11h 44m | 11h 21m | 11h 10m |
Al Ghayl 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.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 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Al Ghayl 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 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |