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Monthly climate in Matarah, Shabwah, Yemen

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Matarah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 32 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 40 mm (1.6 inches) and receives 4 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Matarah enjoys an average of 3960 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Matarah, Shabwah, Yemen §

The warmest months in Matarah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 32 °C (89 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 22 °C (68 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Matarah experiences 305 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 Matarah, Shabwah, 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 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average high 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average low 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Minimum 5°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 5°C
(41°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Matarah, Shabwah, Yemen §

Matarah usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 1 rainy days and 9 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Matarah are January, November and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Matarah, Shabwah, 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) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 15 (0.6) 6 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Matarah, Shabwah, Yemen §

The sunniest months in Matarah are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Matarah: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Matarah, Shabwah, 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 271 307 346 345 358 340 338 336 327 339 318 330
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 18m 11h 37m 12h 2m 12h 28m 12h 50m 13h 1m 12h 55m 12h 36m 12h 11m 11h 45m 11h 23m 11h 12m

Solar UV radiation in Matarah, Shabwah, Yemen §

Matarah 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 Matarah UV Index data.

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