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Monthly climate in Saqayn, Şa‘dah, Yemen

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Saqayn features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 978 mm (38.5 inches) and receives 148 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Saqayn enjoys an average of 3914 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 Saqayn, Şa‘dah, Yemen §

The warmest months in Saqayn are June, July and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (73 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 17 °C (60 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Saqayn experiences 177 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 Saqayn, 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 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average high 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Average low 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(49°F)
Mean minimum 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(42°F)
Minimum 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(38°F)

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

Saqayn usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 22 rainy days and 188 mm (7.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Saqayn are January, February and December. On average, 12 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Saqayn, 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) 9 (0.3) 17 (0.7) 31 (1.2) 71 (2.8) 189 (7.4) 102 (4.0) 110 (4.3) 265 (10.4) 110 (4.3) 42 (1.6) 21 (0.8) 11 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 5 7 14 22 15 18 28 21 8 6 3

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

The sunniest months in Saqayn are March, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Saqayn: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 47 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Saqayn, 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 264 298 343 336 343 347 334 328 334 337 317 326
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 Saqayn, Şa‘dah, Yemen §

Saqayn 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 Saqayn UV Index data.

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