Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification 'Amran features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (37 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 399 mm (15.7 inches) and receives 71 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.'Amran enjoys an average of 3913 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 'Amran are June, July and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 23 °C (70 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (59 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, 'Amran experiences 123 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 | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Mean maximum | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Average high | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Daily mean | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Average low | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Mean minimum | 6°C (44°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 6°C (42°F) |
Minimum | 4°C (39°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 3°C (37°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in 'Amran, Yemen with other places around the world.
'Amran usually has the most precipitation in April, May and August, with an average of 14 rainy days and 78 mm (3.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in 'Amran are January, November and December. On average, 4 mm (0.2 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) | 4 (0.1) | 17 (0.7) | 19 (0.8) | 69 (2.7) | 81 (3.2) | 13 (0.5) | 53 (2.1) | 84 (3.3) | 29 (1.1) | 19 (0.7) | 8 (0.3) | 2 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The sunniest months in 'Amran are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in 'Amran: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 56 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 | 304 | 345 | 335 | 343 | 334 | 335 | 330 | 328 | 335 | 322 | 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 |
'Amran experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, 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 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly 'Amran 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 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |