Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Hajjah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (69 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 960 mm (37.8 inches) and receives 164 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Hajjah enjoys an average of 3893 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 11 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Hajjah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Hajjah experiences 292 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 | 28°C (82°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Mean maximum | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average high | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Average low | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Mean minimum | 15°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Minimum | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Hajjah, Yemen with other places around the world.
Hajjah usually has the most precipitation in May, August and October, with an average of 19 rainy days and 141 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Hajjah are January, February and December. On average, 27 mm (1.1 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) | 23 (0.9) | 29 (1.1) | 34 (1.4) | 74 (2.9) | 142 (5.6) | 105 (4.1) | 62 (2.4) | 130 (5.1) | 123 (4.8) | 153 (6.0) | 56 (2.2) | 31 (1.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 9 |
The sunniest months in Hajjah are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Hajjah: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 54 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 | 345 | 330 | 332 | 323 | 324 | 334 | 321 | 327 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 17m | 11h 37m | 12h 2m | 12h 29m | 12h 51m | 13h 1m | 12h 56m | 12h 36m | 12h 11m | 11h 45m | 11h 23m | 11h 11m |
Hajjah 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 Hajjah 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 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |