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Monthly climate in Lahij, Yemen

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lahij features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 130 mm (5.1 inches) and receives 16 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lahij enjoys an average of 3910 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 21 minutes to 12 hours 52 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Lahij, Yemen §

The warmest months in Lahij are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 33 °C (90 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lahij experiences 329 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 Lahij, 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 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Lahij, Yemen §

Lahij usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 2 rainy days and 23 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lahij are February, November and December. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Lahij, 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) 5 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 26 (1.0) 17 (0.7) 27 (1.1) 11 (0.4) 8 (0.3) 17 (0.7) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 3 0 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Lahij, Yemen §

The sunniest months in Lahij are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 14 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lahij: January, February and July receive an average of 9 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Lahij, 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 270 306 344 341 347 326 321 332 325 338 324 331
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 26m 11h 42m 12h 3m 12h 24m 12h 43m 12h 52m 12h 47m 12h 31m 12h 10m 11h 49m 11h 30m 11h 21m

Solar UV radiation in Lahij, Yemen §

Lahij 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 Lahij UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Lahij, 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 13 14 14 11 12 12 11 11 10 9