Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Manakhah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °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 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 533 mm (21.0 inches) and receives 120 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Manakhah enjoys an average of 3867 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 14 minutes to 12 hours 59 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Manakhah 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 20 to 22 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Manakhah experiences 297 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 | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Mean maximum | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (82°F) |
Average high | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (78°F) |
Daily mean | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Average low | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Mean minimum | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Minimum | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Manakhah, Sanaa, Yemen with other places around the world.
Manakhah usually has the most precipitation in April, May and August, with an average of 17 rainy days and 82 mm (3.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Manakhah are January, November and December. On average, 16 mm (0.6 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) | 14 (0.5) | 19 (0.7) | 24 (0.9) | 70 (2.8) | 88 (3.5) | 47 (1.8) | 42 (1.7) | 87 (3.4) | 58 (2.3) | 50 (2.0) | 18 (0.7) | 17 (0.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
The sunniest months in Manakhah are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Manakhah: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 41 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 266 | 303 | 344 | 338 | 344 | 328 | 324 | 311 | 323 | 333 | 320 | 327 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 19m | 11h 38m | 12h 2m | 12h 28m | 12h 49m | 12h 59m | 12h 54m | 12h 35m | 12h 11m | 11h 46m | 11h 25m | 11h 14m |
Manakhah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, 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 Manakhah UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |