Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Khamis features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (71 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 919 mm (36.2 inches) and receives 156 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Khamis enjoys an average of 3867 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 13 minutes to 12 hours 59 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Al Khamis are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (82 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 23 °C (71 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Khamis experiences 305 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 (85°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Mean maximum | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (82°F) |
Average high | 26°C (78°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Average low | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Mean minimum | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Minimum | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Al Khamis, Al Maḩwīt, Yemen with other places around the world.
Al Khamis usually has the most precipitation in May, August and September, with an average of 21 rainy days and 132 mm (5.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Khamis are January, February and March. On average, 26 mm (1.0 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) | 21 (0.8) | 28 (1.1) | 29 (1.1) | 83 (3.3) | 146 (5.8) | 100 (3.9) | 68 (2.7) | 125 (4.9) | 125 (4.9) | 116 (4.6) | 44 (1.7) | 35 (1.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 9 |
The sunniest months in Al Khamis are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Khamis: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 41 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 266 | 303 | 344 | 338 | 344 | 328 | 324 | 311 | 323 | 333 | 320 | 327 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 19m | 11h 38m | 12h 2m | 12h 28m | 12h 49m | 12h 59m | 12h 54m | 12h 35m | 12h 11m | 11h 46m | 11h 24m | 11h 13m |
Al Khamis experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Al Khamis UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |