Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ma'rib features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (67 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 49 mm (1.9 inches) and receives 5 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ma'rib enjoys an average of 3965 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ma'rib 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 19 to 22 °C (67 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ma'rib experiences 301 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 | 33°C (91°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 40°C (103°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Mean maximum | 32°C (89°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (87°F) |
Average high | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Daily mean | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Average low | 12°C (55°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Mean minimum | 9°C (48°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Minimum | 4°C (39°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 5°C (42°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ma'rib, Yemen with other places around the world.
Ma'rib usually has the most precipitation in April, May and July, with an average of 1 rainy days and 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ma'rib are January, November 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 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 11 (0.4) | 7 (0.3) | 7 (0.3) | 13 (0.5) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Ma'rib are March, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ma'rib: 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 | 271 | 305 | 344 | 336 | 352 | 346 | 338 | 339 | 335 | 340 | 323 | 331 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 18m | 11h 37m | 12h 2m | 12h 28m | 12h 50m | 13h 1m | 12h 55m | 12h 36m | 12h 11m | 11h 45m | 11h 23m | 11h 12m |
Ma'rib experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, 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 Ma'rib 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 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |