Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Qatan features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 33 °C (92 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 53 mm (2.1 inches) and receives 6 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Qatan enjoys an average of 3963 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 11 minutes to 13 hours 2 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Al Qatan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 33 °C (91 - 92 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 22 °C (68 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Qatan experiences 313 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 | 34°C (93°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) |
Mean maximum | 32°C (89°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Average high | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Average low | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Mean minimum | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Minimum | 5°C (40°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Al Qatan, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen with other places around the world.
Al Qatan usually has the most precipitation in March, June and July, with an average of 1 rainy days and 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Qatan 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) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 20 (0.8) | 13 (0.5) | 5 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Al Qatan are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Qatan: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 59 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 | 308 | 346 | 345 | 359 | 341 | 337 | 335 | 327 | 340 | 319 | 329 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 17m | 11h 36m | 12h 2m | 12h 29m | 12h 51m | 13h 2m | 12h 56m | 12h 37m | 12h 11m | 11h 45m | 11h 22m | 11h 11m |
Al Qatan 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, October 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 Qatan 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 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 |