Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qalansiyah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 21 °C (71 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 151 mm (5.9 inches) and receives 16 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qalansiyah enjoys an average of 3936 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 22 minutes to 12 hours 50 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Qalansiyah are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (82 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qalansiyah experiences 281 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 | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Mean maximum | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Average high | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) |
Daily mean | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average low | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Mean minimum | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Minimum | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Qalansiyah, Soqatra, Yemen with other places around the world.
Qalansiyah usually has the most precipitation in May, November and December, with an average of 3 rainy days and 35 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qalansiyah are February, July and August. 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) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 11 (0.4) | 5 (0.2) | 49 (1.9) | 11 (0.4) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 16 (0.6) | 24 (1.0) | 31 (1.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Qalansiyah are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qalansiyah: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 44 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 261 | 306 | 350 | 349 | 357 | 334 | 334 | 329 | 329 | 342 | 321 | 318 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 27m | 11h 42m | 12h 3m | 12h 24m | 12h 42m | 12h 50m | 12h 46m | 12h 30m | 12h 10m | 11h 49m | 11h 31m | 11h 22m |
Qalansiyah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and September, 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 Qalansiyah 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 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |