Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qaryat al Qabil features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (56 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (32 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 280 mm (11.0 inches) and receives 36 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qaryat al Qabil enjoys an average of 3947 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Qaryat al Qabil are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 22 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 15 °C (56 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qaryat al Qabil experiences 110 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 | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Mean maximum | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Average high | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Daily mean | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Average low | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Mean minimum | 4°C (39°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 3°C (37°F) |
Minimum | 0°C (33°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Qaryat al Qabil, Amanat Alasimah, Yemen with other places around the world.
Qaryat al Qabil usually has the most precipitation in April, May and August, with an average of 7 rainy days and 57 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qaryat al Qabil are January, November and December. On average, 1 mm (0.1 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) | 2 (0.1) | 18 (0.7) | 19 (0.7) | 60 (2.4) | 67 (2.6) | 10 (0.4) | 32 (1.3) | 45 (1.8) | 3 (0.1) | 22 (0.9) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Qaryat al Qabil are March, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 14 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qaryat al Qabil: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 269 | 305 | 345 | 335 | 347 | 341 | 339 | 337 | 333 | 337 | 323 | 331 |
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 |
Qaryat al Qabil experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, 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 Qaryat al Qabil UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |