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Monthly climate in Wa`lan, Sanaa, Yemen

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Wa`lan features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 610 mm (24.0 inches) and receives 93 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Wa`lan enjoys an average of 3939 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 14 minutes to 12 hours 59 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Wa`lan, Sanaa, Yemen §

The warmest months in Wa`lan are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 22 °C (69 - 72 °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, Wa`lan experiences 156 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 Wa`lan, Sanaa, 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 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average high 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Average low 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Mean minimum 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Minimum 1°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(35°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Wa`lan, Sanaa, Yemen §

Wa`lan usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 19 rainy days and 129 mm (5.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Wa`lan are January, November and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Wa`lan, Sanaa, 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) 4 (0.2) 11 (0.4) 9 (0.4) 55 (2.1) 74 (2.9) 43 (1.7) 111 (4.4) 201 (7.9) 66 (2.6) 21 (0.8) 6 (0.2) 9 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 2 2 10 12 6 19 27 10 2 1 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Wa`lan, Sanaa, Yemen §

The sunniest months in Wa`lan are March, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Wa`lan: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Wa`lan, Sanaa, 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 270 305 345 334 345 340 337 335 332 337 323 330
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

Solar UV radiation in Wa`lan, Sanaa, Yemen §

Wa`lan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, 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 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Wa`lan UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Wa`lan, Sanaa, 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) 12 13 15 16 15 14 13 13 14 13 11 10