Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ash Shihr features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 32 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 126 mm (5.0 inches) and receives 12 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ash Shihr enjoys an average of 3917 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 Ash Shihr are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 32 °C (87 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ash Shihr experiences 327 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 | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 40°C (103°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Average high | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Average low | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Mean minimum | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Minimum | 15°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ash Shihr, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen with other places around the world.
Ash Shihr usually has the most precipitation in March, May and July, with an average of 2 rainy days and 24 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ash Shihr are January, February and December. On average, 2 mm (0.1 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) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 33 (1.3) | 12 (0.5) | 19 (0.7) | 12 (0.5) | 19 (0.7) | 3 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 16 (0.6) | 5 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Ash Shihr are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ash Shihr: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 54 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 268 | 306 | 346 | 347 | 354 | 333 | 326 | 331 | 322 | 337 | 316 | 324 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 20m | 11h 38m | 12h 2m | 12h 27m | 12h 48m | 12h 58m | 12h 53m | 12h 35m | 12h 11m | 11h 46m | 11h 25m | 11h 15m |
Ash Shihr 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.July, 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 Ash Shihr 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 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |