Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Salabah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (41 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 256 mm (10.1 inches) and receives 44 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Salabah enjoys an average of 3932 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 16 minutes to 12 hours 56 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Salabah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 28 °C (80 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 19 °C (65 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Salabah experiences 283 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 | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Mean maximum | 27°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Average high | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Daily mean | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Average low | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Mean minimum | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Minimum | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 6°C (44°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Salabah, Shabwah, Yemen with other places around the world.
Salabah usually has the most precipitation in May, July and September, with an average of 8 rainy days and 47 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Salabah are January, February and December. On average, 1 mm (0.0 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) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 17 (0.7) | 14 (0.5) | 37 (1.5) | 25 (1.0) | 53 (2.1) | 32 (1.3) | 50 (2.0) | 23 (0.9) | 3 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Salabah are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Salabah: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 269 | 306 | 345 | 342 | 348 | 334 | 329 | 336 | 327 | 339 | 321 | 331 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 22m | 11h 39m | 12h 2m | 12h 26m | 12h 46m | 12h 56m | 12h 51m | 12h 34m | 12h 11m | 11h 47m | 11h 27m | 11h 16m |
Salabah 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 Salabah UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |