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Best time to visit Yemen
The best time to visit in Yemen is from January until December, when you will have a pleasant or warm temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in in Yemen is 27°C in June and the lowest is 20°C in January.
Yemen has the desert climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in in Yemen or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find a quick overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
Average weather Yemen by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature (°C) | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 9 | 17 | 56 | 93 | 57 | 27 | 79 | 101 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
Climate data from city: Sanaa
14 day weather forecast Yemen
The weather for in Yemen will be around 24° degrees in the next 14 days with a few days chance of light rain showers.
The weather forecast for Yemen is based on the weather conditions in the city of Sanaa.
Weather forecast this week
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Sunday 19 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
26° 17° |
0 mm | 0% | 6 m/s | 8 | |
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Monday 20 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
26° 17° |
0.1 mm | 20% | 3 m/s | 10 | |
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Tuesday 21 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
26° 17° |
0.2 mm | 20% | 3 m/s | 7 | |
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Wednesday 22 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
23° 16° |
1.2 mm | 30% | 3 m/s | 5 | |
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Thursday 23 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
25° 16° |
0 mm | 0% | 5 m/s | 11 | |
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Friday 24 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
25° 16° |
0 mm | 0% | 5 m/s | 11 | |
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Saturday 25 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
26° 17° |
0 mm | 0% | 5 m/s | 4 |
Weather forecast next week
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Sunday 26 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
25° 17° |
0.2 mm | 20% | 5 m/s | 4 | |
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Monday 27 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
24° 16° |
0 mm | 0% | 4 m/s | 10 | |
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Tuesday 28 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
24° 16° |
0 mm | 0% | 5 m/s | 7 | |
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Wednesday 29 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
25° 17° |
0 mm | 0% | 5 m/s | 5 | |
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Thursday 30 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
21° 16° |
0.2 mm | 20% | 4 m/s | 5 | |
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Friday 1 Oct | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
26° 16° |
0.8 mm | 20% | 2 m/s | 4 | |
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Saturday 2 Oct | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
25° 16° |
0.1 mm | 20% | 1 m/s | 5 |
Climate Yemen
Yemen has the desert climate prevailing. The daytime temperature is warm to hot, while it can also be cold at night. You won't have rain here anytime soon. The average annual temperature for Yemen is 23° degrees and there is about 477 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 177 days a year with an average humidity of 39% and an UV-index of 5.
Climate table of Yemen
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 9 | 17 | 56 | 93 | 57 | 27 | 79 | 101 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| Days with rain | 6 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Dry days | 25 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 25 | 27 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UV-index | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Climate data from city: Sanaa
Yemen weather by month
What is the average weather like in a given month for Yemen? Let's find out! Click on a month to check all the monthly averages for sunshine, temperature highs and lows, percentage chance of rain per day, snowfall accumulation and number of rainy days.
Weather experiences Yemen
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Popular places in Yemen
- Marad at Tubay‘
- Al Madar
- Al Atad
- Hajm al ‘Ajl
- Akamat Aj‘ud
- ‘Ashar
- Al Marr
- Ash Shabbah
- Al Ma‘mar
- ‘Afārah
- Maḩall ash Shayfī
- Qaryat al Wādī Mawthab
- Ḩumaydān
- Shaţţ al Ḩişān
- Ash Sharīfīyah
- Al Ḩammah
- Āl ‘Āmir
- Al Jadib
- Al Qambūrah
- Ad Ḑibār
- Am Birqā’
- Ḩubayl ash Sharj
- Al ‘Işaymī
- Al Ma‘talaş
- Al Af‘ah
- Mays
- Al Manqā‘ah
- Al Mubayd
- Al Manḩar
- Am Dakhlah
- Ar Rabwah
- Ghurayr
- An Nubhān
- Qāḑub
- Ar Riḩābī
- Al ‘Atamah
- Sanaa
- Aden
- Al Ḩudaydah
- Ta‘izz
- Al Mukallā
- Ibb
- Ḩajjah
- Dhamār
- Zabīd
- Say’ūn
- Laḩij
- Ash Shiḩr
- Radā‘
- Al Bayḑā’
- ‘Ataq
- Al Ghayz̧ah
- Ma’rib
- Ḩadībū
- Sayḩūt
- Jirb Jawhar
- Ḩişn al Bilād
- Al Quḩūf
- ‘Aytam
- Āl Ḩusayn
- Qullat ash Shidānī
- Ar Raḩmah
- Al Jumaymah
- Shawbān
- Ḩayfat Jam‘ān
- Al Maghrabah
- Kubaybān
- Maḩall an Nashshād
- Al Kidḩah
- Al ‘Aqm
- Al Misha‘shi‘īyah
- Al Misyal
Frequently asked questions
Where is Yemen?
Yemen lies in a straight line about 6,358 km from New Zealand (Cape Town → Sanaa).
How long is the flight to Yemen?
The flight time from Cape Town International Airport to Yemen is approximately 8 h. 50 min.
What are the largest airports in Yemen?
These are the largest airports in Yemen:
How many inhabitants are there in Yemen?
Yemen has approximately 28,250,000 inhabitants.
How big is Yemen?
The area of Yemen is around 527,970 km². It is 2,5x smaller than New Zealand.
What is the capital of Yemen?
The capital of Yemen is Sanaa.
What is the currency of Yemen?
In Yemen the Yemeni rial (YER) is used to pay.
Exchange rates on 19 September 2021
- 1 Yemeni rial = 16.23 South African rand
- 1 South African rand = 0.062 Yemeni rial
- 10 Yemeni rial = 162.30 South African rand
- 10 South African rand = 0.62 Yemeni rial
- 100 Yemeni rial = 1,623.05 South African rand
- 100 South African rand = 6.16 Yemeni rial
What is the area code of Yemen?
The area code to call Yemen is +967.