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Monthly climate in Kitaf, Şa‘dah, Yemen

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kitaf features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (60 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 90 mm (3.5 inches) and receives 14 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kitaf enjoys an average of 3942 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 Kitaf, Şa‘dah, Yemen §

The warmest months in Kitaf are June, July and August, 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 16 to 18 °C (60 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kitaf experiences 263 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 Kitaf, 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 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average high 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Average low 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Mean minimum 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Minimum 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(35°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kitaf, Şa‘dah, Yemen §

Kitaf usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 2 rainy days and 17 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kitaf are January, September and December. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kitaf, 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) 1 (0.0) 5 (0.2) 6 (0.3) 13 (0.5) 21 (0.8) 2 (0.1) 18 (0.7) 14 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 8 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 2 3 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Kitaf, Şa‘dah, Yemen §

The sunniest months in Kitaf are March, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kitaf: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kitaf, 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 267 300 344 335 345 351 338 333 337 339 319 327
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 13m 11h 34m 12h 2m 12h 31m 12h 55m 13h 6m 13h 0m 12h 39m 12h 12m 11h 43m 11h 19m 11h 7m

Solar UV radiation in Kitaf, Şa‘dah, Yemen §

Kitaf 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 Kitaf UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kitaf, 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) 11 12 15 14 14 13 12 13 13 12 11 9