Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zarajah features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 22 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (29 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 305 mm (12.0 inches) and receives 44 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Zarajah enjoys an average of 3920 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 15 minutes to 12 hours 58 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Zarajah are June, July and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 22 °C (69 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 16 °C (58 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Zarajah experiences 141 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 | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Mean maximum | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average high | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) |
Daily mean | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Average low | 8°C (47°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Mean minimum | 3°C (38°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 2°C (36°F) |
Minimum | -2°C (29°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Zarajah, Dhamār, Yemen with other places around the world.
Zarajah usually has the most precipitation in April, July and August, with an average of 11 rainy days and 71 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Zarajah are January, November and December. On average, 1 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) | 2 (0.1) | 6 (0.3) | 11 (0.4) | 52 (2.1) | 31 (1.2) | 20 (0.8) | 51 (2.0) | 111 (4.4) | 4 (0.2) | 15 (0.6) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Zarajah are March, May and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Zarajah: 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 | 270 | 305 | 345 | 335 | 343 | 336 | 331 | 331 | 330 | 336 | 323 | 330 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 20m | 11h 38m | 12h 2m | 12h 27m | 12h 48m | 12h 58m | 12h 53m | 12h 35m | 12h 11m | 11h 46m | 11h 25m | 11h 15m |
Zarajah 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 Zarajah UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |