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Al Maḩwīt, Yemen climate
BWh Hot desert
Al Maḩwīt has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 38°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 22°C at night. Precipitation totals about 37 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 20 mm while February barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Al Maḩwīt climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 38 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 14 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 34 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 50 | 64 | 60 | 46 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 64 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 56 | 61 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 9.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 34 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 50 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 64 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 58 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 64 | 60 | 46 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 61 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 56 | 61 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 9.2 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, a weather station, about 189 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.