Monthly climate in Al Mashaf, Şa‘dah, Yemen

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Mashaf features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (71 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1254 mm (49.4 inches) and receives 139 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Mashaf enjoys an average of 3872 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 Mashaf, Şa‘dah, Yemen §

The warmest months in Al Mashaf are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (71 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Mashaf experiences 322 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 Mashaf, 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 30°C
(86°F)
32°C
(89°F)
35°C
(96°F)
37°C
(100°F)
39°C
(103°F)
37°C
(99°F)
35°C
(96°F)
36°C
(97°F)
36°C
(98°F)
35°C
(95°F)
33°C
(91°F)
31°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)
30°C
(87°F)
34°C
(93°F)
36°C
(97°F)
37°C
(98°F)
35°C
(96°F)
35°C
(95°F)
34°C
(94°F)
35°C
(95°F)
34°C
(93°F)
32°C
(90°F)
30°C
(86°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)
28°C
(82°F)
30°C
(86°F)
33°C
(91°F)
33°C
(92°F)
33°C
(92°F)
32°C
(91°F)
32°C
(89°F)
33°C
(91°F)
31°C
(89°F)
29°C
(85°F)
27°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(71°F)
23°C
(74°F)
25°C
(78°F)
28°C
(82°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(85°F)
29°C
(84°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
26°C
(79°F)
24°C
(76°F)
22°C
(72°F)
Average low 17°C
(64°F)
19°C
(67°F)
21°C
(70°F)
23°C
(74°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
25°C
(78°F)
24°C
(75°F)
21°C
(70°F)
19°C
(67°F)
17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(58°F)
16°C
(61°F)
19°C
(66°F)
21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(73°F)
23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(74°F)
22°C
(71°F)
19°C
(66°F)
17°C
(62°F)
14°C
(57°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)
14°C
(58°F)
18°C
(64°F)
20°C
(68°F)
21°C
(71°F)
22°C
(73°F)
21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(71°F)
21°C
(70°F)
18°C
(64°F)
15°C
(59°F)
13°C
(56°F)

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

Al Mashaf usually has the most precipitation in May, June and August, with an average of 19 rainy days and 234 mm (9.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Mashaf are January, February and December. On average, 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Al Mashaf, 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) 8 (0.3) 11 (0.4) 19 (0.8) 27 (1.0) 165 (6.5) 219 (8.6) 155 (6.1) 318 (12.5) 163 (6.4) 115 (4.5) 34 (1.4) 19 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 3 4 9 18 16 13 23 22 18 7 4

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

The sunniest months in Al Mashaf are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Mashaf: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 41 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Al Mashaf, 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 260 294 341 336 345 334 335 326 325 331 317 323
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 14m 11h 34m 12h 2m 12h 30m 12h 54m 13h 6m 13h 0m 12h 39m 12h 12m 11h 44m 11h 19m 11h 7m

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

Al Mashaf experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, October and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Al Mashaf UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Al Mashaf, 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) 9 11 12 13 12 11 10 10 10 9 9 8