Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al `Amud features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (35 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 158 mm (6.2 inches) and receives 17 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al `Amud enjoys an average of 3960 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 Al `Amud are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 19 °C (61 - 66 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al `Amud experiences 260 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 | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Mean maximum | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average high | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Daily mean | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Average low | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Mean minimum | 6°C (42°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Minimum | 1°C (35°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Al `Amud, Ma’rib, Yemen with other places around the world.
Al `Amud usually has the most precipitation in April, May and July, with an average of 3 rainy days and 35 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al `Amud are January, February and December. On average, 0 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) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 10 (0.4) | 23 (0.9) | 30 (1.2) | 14 (0.6) | 52 (2.1) | 17 (0.7) | 3 (0.1) | 6 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Al `Amud are March, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al `Amud: January, February and November receive an average of 10 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 272 | 306 | 344 | 336 | 349 | 342 | 334 | 338 | 332 | 341 | 325 | 333 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 20m | 11h 39m | 12h 2m | 12h 27m | 12h 48m | 12h 58m | 12h 53m | 12h 34m | 12h 11m | 11h 46m | 11h 25m | 11h 15m |
Al `Amud experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, 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 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Al `Amud UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |