Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zalmah al `Ulya features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 751 mm (29.6 inches) and receives 154 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Zalmah al `Ulya enjoys an average of 3784 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 18 minutes to 12 hours 55 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Zalmah al `Ulya are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 20 °C (65 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Zalmah al `Ulya experiences 263 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 (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Mean maximum | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average high | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Daily mean | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 18°C (66°F) |
Average low | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Mean minimum | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Minimum | 8°C (48°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Zalmah al `Ulya, Ibb, Yemen with other places around the world.
Zalmah al `Ulya usually has the most precipitation in May, August and September, with an average of 22 rainy days and 110 mm (4.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Zalmah al `Ulya are January, February and November. On average, 17 mm (0.7 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) | 13 (0.5) | 19 (0.7) | 30 (1.2) | 87 (3.4) | 117 (4.6) | 75 (3.0) | 73 (2.9) | 112 (4.4) | 101 (4.0) | 84 (3.3) | 20 (0.8) | 22 (0.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 5 |
The sunniest months in Zalmah al `Ulya are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 0 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Zalmah al `Ulya: January, February and July receive an average of 9 hours 35 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 267 | 301 | 343 | 334 | 334 | 315 | 303 | 306 | 311 | 328 | 314 | 322 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 23m | 11h 40m | 12h 2m | 12h 26m | 12h 45m | 12h 55m | 12h 50m | 12h 33m | 12h 11m | 11h 47m | 11h 28m | 11h 18m |
Zalmah al `Ulya 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.June, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Zalmah al `Ulya UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |