Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sif features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 68 mm (2.7 inches) and receives 12 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sif enjoys an average of 3967 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 13 minutes to 13 hours 0 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Sif are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (84 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 20 °C (65 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sif experiences 295 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 (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Average high | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Daily mean | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Average low | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (53°F) |
Mean minimum | 7°C (45°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 7°C (46°F) |
Minimum | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Sif, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen with other places around the world.
Sif usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 3 rainy days and 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sif 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) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (0.3) | 2 (0.1) | 8 (0.3) | 9 (0.3) | 24 (0.9) | 13 (0.5) | 3 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Sif are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sif: 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 | 272 | 309 | 347 | 345 | 358 | 339 | 337 | 336 | 329 | 342 | 319 | 330 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 19m | 11h 37m | 12h 2m | 12h 28m | 12h 49m | 13h 0m | 12h 54m | 12h 36m | 12h 11m | 11h 46m | 11h 24m | 11h 13m |
Sif 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.October, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Sif UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |