Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Harjah features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 121 mm (4.8 inches) and receives 17 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Harjah enjoys an average of 3958 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 0 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Al Harjah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 18 °C (61 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Harjah experiences 238 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 | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Mean maximum | 27°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average high | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Daily mean | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Average low | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Mean minimum | 6°C (43°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Minimum | 3°C (37°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 2°C (36°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Al Harjah, Ma’rib, Yemen with other places around the world.
Al Harjah usually has the most precipitation in March, April and July, with an average of 3 rainy days and 24 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Harjah 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) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.3) | 21 (0.8) | 33 (1.3) | 19 (0.7) | 9 (0.4) | 20 (0.8) | 5 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Al Harjah are March, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Harjah: January, February and November receive an average of 10 hours 0 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 | 344 | 334 | 349 | 345 | 338 | 338 | 335 | 339 | 324 | 331 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 18m | 11h 37m | 12h 2m | 12h 28m | 12h 50m | 13h 0m | 12h 55m | 12h 36m | 12h 11m | 11h 45m | 11h 23m | 11h 12m |
Al Harjah 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 Harjah 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 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |