Monthly climate in Al Kharab, Şa‘dah, Yemen

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Kharab features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (67 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1757 mm (69.2 inches) and receives 181 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Kharab enjoys an average of 3867 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 7 minutes to 13 hours 6 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Al Kharab, Şa‘dah, Yemen §

The warmest months in Al Kharab are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (78 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 21 °C (67 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Kharab experiences 265 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Al Kharab, Şa‘dah, Yemen.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 26°C
(80°F)
29°C
(85°F)
32°C
(90°F)
34°C
(94°F)
36°C
(97°F)
35°C
(95°F)
32°C
(90°F)
32°C
(90°F)
33°C
(92°F)
32°C
(90°F)
29°C
(85°F)
27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(79°F)
28°C
(82°F)
31°C
(88°F)
32°C
(91°F)
34°C
(93°F)
33°C
(92°F)
32°C
(89°F)
31°C
(88°F)
32°C
(90°F)
31°C
(88°F)
29°C
(84°F)
26°C
(80°F)
Average high 24°C
(75°F)
25°C
(78°F)
28°C
(82°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(86°F)
31°C
(88°F)
30°C
(85°F)
29°C
(84°F)
30°C
(86°F)
29°C
(84°F)
26°C
(80°F)
24°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(67°F)
21°C
(70°F)
23°C
(73°F)
25°C
(77°F)
26°C
(78°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(79°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(78°F)
23°C
(74°F)
21°C
(71°F)
19°C
(67°F)
Average low 15°C
(59°F)
17°C
(63°F)
19°C
(66°F)
21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(71°F)
19°C
(66°F)
17°C
(63°F)
15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)
14°C
(57°F)
16°C
(62°F)
18°C
(65°F)
20°C
(68°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(70°F)
20°C
(69°F)
19°C
(67°F)
17°C
(63°F)
15°C
(59°F)
12°C
(53°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)
11°C
(52°F)
15°C
(59°F)
18°C
(64°F)
19°C
(66°F)
20°C
(69°F)
18°C
(65°F)
20°C
(67°F)
19°C
(66°F)
16°C
(62°F)
14°C
(57°F)
10°C
(51°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Al Kharab, Şa‘dah, Yemen §

Al Kharab usually has the most precipitation in May, August and September, with an average of 25 rainy days and 358 mm (14.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Kharab are January, February and March. On average, 19 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Al Kharab, Şa‘dah, Yemen.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17 (0.6) 15 (0.6) 24 (1.0) 60 (2.4) 339 (13.4) 230 (9.1) 177 (7.0) 489 (19.3) 244 (9.6) 88 (3.5) 46 (1.8) 27 (1.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 4 7 14 24 20 18 26 27 15 14 8

Monthly sunshine hours in Al Kharab, Şa‘dah, Yemen §

The sunniest months in Al Kharab are March, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Kharab: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Al Kharab, Şa‘dah, Yemen.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 259 293 341 336 344 339 332 323 329 331 314 322
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 13m 11h 34m 12h 2m 12h 30m 12h 54m 13h 6m 13h 0m 12h 39m 12h 12m 11h 43m 11h 19m 11h 7m

Solar UV radiation in Al Kharab, Şa‘dah, Yemen §

Al Kharab experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.October, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Al Kharab UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Al Kharab, Şa‘dah, Yemen.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 10 11 13 13 13 12 11 11 11 10 9 8