Monthly climate in Al Mahwit, Yemen

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Mahwit features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (55 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1153 mm (45.4 inches) and receives 175 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Mahwit enjoys an average of 3893 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Al Mahwit, Yemen §

The warmest months in Al Mahwit are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Mahwit experiences 268 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 Mahwit, 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)
30°C
(87°F)
34°C
(94°F)
34°C
(94°F)
36°C
(98°F)
34°C
(93°F)
36°C
(96°F)
34°C
(93°F)
33°C
(91°F)
32°C
(91°F)
29°C
(84°F)
26°C
(80°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(80°F)
29°C
(84°F)
32°C
(89°F)
32°C
(91°F)
33°C
(93°F)
33°C
(92°F)
34°C
(93°F)
33°C
(91°F)
32°C
(90°F)
31°C
(87°F)
28°C
(83°F)
26°C
(79°F)
Average high 24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(78°F)
28°C
(82°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(87°F)
31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(89°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(86°F)
28°C
(83°F)
26°C
(79°F)
24°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)
21°C
(70°F)
23°C
(74°F)
25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(82°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
24°C
(75°F)
22°C
(72°F)
20°C
(69°F)
Average low 16°C
(62°F)
18°C
(64°F)
19°C
(67°F)
21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(73°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(76°F)
23°C
(74°F)
22°C
(72°F)
20°C
(69°F)
18°C
(66°F)
17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(58°F)
15°C
(60°F)
17°C
(63°F)
19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(69°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
21°C
(71°F)
20°C
(69°F)
18°C
(65°F)
17°C
(62°F)
14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 13°C
(56°F)
14°C
(58°F)
16°C
(62°F)
18°C
(66°F)
19°C
(66°F)
21°C
(69°F)
19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(69°F)
20°C
(68°F)
17°C
(63°F)
16°C
(61°F)
12°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Al Mahwit, Yemen §

Al Mahwit usually has the most precipitation in May, August and October, with an average of 20 rainy days and 169 mm (6.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Mahwit are January, February and March. On average, 33 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Al Mahwit, 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) 26 (1.0) 35 (1.4) 38 (1.5) 92 (3.6) 170 (6.7) 129 (5.1) 71 (2.8) 156 (6.1) 148 (5.8) 181 (7.1) 69 (2.7) 40 (1.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 10 9 18 22 15 8 18 21 21 16 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Al Mahwit, Yemen §

The sunniest months in Al Mahwit are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Mahwit: January, February and November 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 Mahwit, 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 266 303 344 338 345 330 332 323 324 334 321 327
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 18m 11h 37m 12h 2m 12h 28m 12h 50m 13h 1m 12h 55m 12h 36m 12h 11m 11h 45m 11h 23m 11h 12m

Solar UV radiation in Al Mahwit, Yemen §

Al Mahwit experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 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 Mahwit UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Al Mahwit, 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) 10 12 14 14 13 12 11 11 12 11 10 9