Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Hijrah features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (60 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 489 mm (19.3 inches) and receives 104 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Hijrah enjoys an average of 3914 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 6 minutes to 13 hours 7 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Al Hijrah are June, July and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 17 °C (60 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Hijrah experiences 219 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 | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Mean maximum | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average high | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Daily mean | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (60°F) |
Average low | 10°C (49°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Mean minimum | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Minimum | 0°C (33°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 2°C (36°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Al Hijrah, Şa‘dah, Yemen with other places around the world.
Al Hijrah usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 18 rainy days and 98 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Hijrah are January, November and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 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) | 6 (0.2) | 9 (0.4) | 14 (0.5) | 30 (1.2) | 89 (3.5) | 46 (1.8) | 61 (2.4) | 146 (5.7) | 57 (2.2) | 20 (0.8) | 9 (0.3) | 5 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Al Hijrah are March, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Hijrah: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 47 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 264 | 298 | 343 | 336 | 343 | 347 | 334 | 328 | 334 | 337 | 317 | 326 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 12m | 11h 34m | 12h 2m | 12h 31m | 12h 55m | 13h 7m | 13h 1m | 12h 40m | 12h 12m | 11h 43m | 11h 18m | 11h 6m |
Al Hijrah 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, 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 Al Hijrah 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 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |