Al Hudaydah climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Al Hudaydah?

Al Hudaydah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 30.0 °C and it receives 314 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Hudaydah?

The hottest day measured in Al Hudaydah between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1995, reaching 41.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Al Hudaydah?

The coldest day measured in Al Hudaydah between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1986, at 17.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Al Hudaydah?

Almost never: Al Hudaydah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Al Hudaydah warmed?

Yes: Al Hudaydah warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Al Hudaydah?

The wettest day measured in Al Hudaydah between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1943, with 263 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Al Hudaydah?

The windiest day measured in Al Hudaydah between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2022, with winds reaching 54.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Al Hudaydah?

The warmest month in Al Hudaydah is July (33.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Al Hudaydah?

Al Hudaydah receives on average 314 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 39 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Al Hudaydah?

Al Hudaydah gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Al Hudaydah (Yemen) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 30.0 °C and it receives 314 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (33.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Al Hudaydah averages 0 frost days, 318 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 39 rainy days per year.

Al Hudaydah has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.8 °C (on 27 June 1995) and the coldest 17.5 °C (on 4 January 1986).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

Al HudaydahAl Hudaydah Governorate

coords: 14.80°, 42.95°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthNovember

Mean daily temperature

30.0°C

Average daily high

33.9°C

Average daily low

26.7°C

Annual rainfall

314mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

68%

Average peak wind

22.1km/h

Seasonal range

7.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

318 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

39 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.3 °C

Average feels-like low

31.0 °C

Average peak gust

36.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

41.8 °C

27 June 1995

Coldest day

17.5 °C

4 January 1986

Wettest day

263 mm

18 July 1943

Windiest day

54.6 km/h

13 July 2022

Strongest gust

79.6 km/h

13 July 2022

Hottest feels-like

47.5 °C

22 August 1993

Coldest feels-like

16.9 °C

7 February 1993

Sunniest day

12.0 h

7 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	41.0 °C1 July 2025	21.4 °C7 February 2025	30.8 °C	187 mm	348
2024	41.5 °C28 June 2024	22.4 °C11 January 2024	31.6 °C	175 mm	356
2023	41.4 °C21 August 2023	21.6 °C14 February 2023	31.7 °C	74 mm	360
2022	39.8 °C15 May 2022	22.3 °C14 February 2022	30.8 °C	94 mm	343
2021	40.1 °C2 July 2021	21.2 °C15 January 2021	30.6 °C	134 mm	337
2020	40.2 °C15 May 2020	21.4 °C13 January 2020	30.6 °C	194 mm	341
2019	40.3 °C13 July 2019	21.4 °C8 January 2019	30.9 °C	150 mm	353
2018	40.0 °C19 July 2018	19.9 °C12 January 2018	31.0 °C	47 mm	327
2017	40.6 °C4 August 2017	20.8 °C22 December 2017	31.2 °C	76 mm	349
2016	41.2 °C6 July 2016	21.1 °C22 February 2016	31.1 °C	154 mm	355
2015	41.4 °C21 August 2015	19.7 °C30 January 2015	30.9 °C	52 mm	315
2014	39.6 °C20 July 2014	20.7 °C24 January 2014	30.6 °C	111 mm	315
2013	40.0 °C11 July 2013	20.7 °C30 December 2013	30.7 °C	97 mm	333
2012	39.9 °C22 July 2012	20.3 °C25 January 2012	30.5 °C	20 mm	325
2011	40.6 °C29 July 2011	19.0 °C6 January 2011	30.3 °C	90 mm	305
2010	40.0 °C9 August 2010	19.9 °C14 January 2010	30.7 °C	85 mm	318
2009	40.0 °C2 July 2009	20.3 °C17 January 2009	30.6 °C	57 mm	335
2008	41.6 °C1 September 2008	19.2 °C22 December 2008	30.3 °C	66 mm	316
2007	41.2 °C26 June 2007	20.3 °C6 January 2007	30.8 °C	70 mm	341
2006	40.3 °C21 August 2006	20.9 °C27 January 2006	30.9 °C	133 mm	342
2005	41.1 °C24 July 2005	19.9 °C26 December 2005	31.0 °C	110 mm	343
2004	41.6 °C12 August 2004	20.9 °C15 February 2004	30.9 °C	138 mm	343
2003	40.2 °C16 May 2003	19.5 °C15 January 2003	30.7 °C	175 mm	340
2002	41.5 °C14 August 2002	21.5 °C12 February 2002	30.6 °C	146 mm	336
2001	40.3 °C1 July 2001	19.4 °C4 February 2001	30.7 °C	177 mm	331
2000	40.5 °C10 July 2000	20.4 °C6 January 2000	30.7 °C	136 mm	345
1999	40.1 °C23 June 1999	19.2 °C26 December 1999	30.7 °C	112 mm	346
1998	41.1 °C2 July 1998	20.5 °C14 January 1998	30.8 °C	257 mm	349
1997	41.5 °C25 June 1997	21.1 °C12 January 1997	30.8 °C	225 mm	328
1996	41.1 °C2 August 1996	21.2 °C21 December 1996	30.8 °C	96 mm	349
1995	41.8 °C27 June 1995	20.8 °C9 January 1995	30.7 °C	214 mm	342
1994	39.8 °C25 August 1994	20.1 °C24 January 1994	30.2 °C	151 mm	335
1993	41.3 °C21 August 1993	19.3 °C7 February 1993	30.5 °C	110 mm	327
1992	39.6 °C10 July 1992	17.9 °C13 January 1992	30.0 °C	172 mm	311
1991	41.6 °C14 July 1991	20.8 °C2 January 1991	30.5 °C	40 mm	324
1990	41.4 °C1 July 1990	21.5 °C31 December 1990	30.5 °C	78 mm	326
1989	39.5 °C12 July 1989	20.0 °C25 January 1989	30.2 °C	156 mm	308
1988	40.9 °C7 July 1988	20.3 °C19 December 1988	30.3 °C	303 mm	326
1987	40.5 °C6 August 1987	19.6 °C20 January 1987	30.6 °C	170 mm	327
1986	40.5 °C22 June 1986	17.5 °C4 January 1986	30.1 °C	185 mm	320
1985	40.7 °C27 August 1985	20.8 °C19 February 1985	30.2 °C	202 mm	315
1984	40.8 °C27 June 1984	19.9 °C2 January 1984	30.1 °C	112 mm	307
1983	40.5 °C28 July 1983	20.8 °C31 December 1983	30.3 °C	267 mm	309
1982	40.2 °C2 July 1982	20.7 °C2 January 1982	30.2 °C	254 mm	323
1981	39.8 °C2 July 1981	20.0 °C12 December 1981	30.4 °C	153 mm	325
1980	39.9 °C16 June 1980	20.3 °C28 December 1980	30.7 °C	68 mm	344
1979	40.4 °C4 August 1979	20.3 °C27 November 1979	30.5 °C	186 mm	338
1978	40.0 °C7 July 1978	20.5 °C23 December 1978	29.9 °C	308 mm	325
1977	39.6 °C22 July 1977	20.5 °C6 February 1977	29.6 °C	533 mm	312
1976	39.6 °C21 June 1976	21.1 °C23 January 1976	29.7 °C	187 mm	325
1975	39.2 °C3 June 1975	20.9 °C30 December 1975	29.6 °C	283 mm	307
1974	39.6 °C1 July 1974	20.9 °C8 January 1974	29.5 °C	276 mm	300
1973	39.5 °C9 June 1973	20.8 °C28 January 1973	29.9 °C	184 mm	332
1972	39.1 °C7 June 1972	20.9 °C5 January 1972	30.1 °C	213 mm	320
1971	39.2 °C27 May 1971	19.9 °C5 February 1971	29.4 °C	265 mm	302
1970	40.3 °C4 July 1970	21.2 °C7 January 1970	29.9 °C	205 mm	331
1969	39.8 °C23 May 1969	20.6 °C6 February 1969	30.4 °C	100 mm	326
1968	40.2 °C25 June 1968	20.0 °C8 January 1968	29.4 °C	307 mm	306
1967	39.2 °C11 August 1967	20.0 °C19 January 1967	29.3 °C	354 mm	295
1966	40.7 °C8 August 1966	20.5 °C10 January 1966	29.9 °C	143 mm	318
1965	39.8 °C1 August 1965	20.1 °C4 January 1965	29.4 °C	235 mm	320
1964	40.0 °C18 August 1964	20.2 °C29 December 1964	29.8 °C	165 mm	324
1963	40.1 °C14 August 1963	20.6 °C16 January 1963	30.1 °C	255 mm	324
1962	39.6 °C9 July 1962	20.8 °C2 January 1962	29.8 °C	209 mm	325
1961	39.0 °C11 July 1961	21.8 °C3 January 1961	30.0 °C	148 mm	325
1960	40.8 °C21 July 1960	19.8 °C3 February 1960	29.8 °C	297 mm	306
1959	39.8 °C4 July 1959	19.3 °C24 January 1959	29.5 °C	130 mm	282
1958	40.2 °C8 July 1958	20.3 °C6 January 1958	30.0 °C	209 mm	299
1957	39.2 °C12 June 1957	20.2 °C25 January 1957	29.3 °C	337 mm	285
1956	39.2 °C6 July 1956	20.1 °C29 January 1956	28.7 °C	705 mm	298
1955	38.9 °C2 June 1955	21.0 °C7 March 1955	29.2 °C	462 mm	301
1954	38.7 °C7 June 1954	20.9 °C20 December 1954	28.9 °C	880 mm	295
1953	37.8 °C1 July 1953	20.2 °C22 January 1953	28.3 °C	2,101 mm	264
1952	38.9 °C11 July 1952	20.9 °C23 February 1952	28.7 °C	966 mm	298
1951	38.6 °C5 July 1951	20.1 °C3 February 1951	28.5 °C	810 mm	267
1950	37.9 °C1 June 1950	19.9 °C10 January 1950	27.6 °C	2,328 mm	242
1949	38.7 °C27 June 1949	20.4 °C6 January 1949	28.5 °C	1,041 mm	269
1948	39.1 °C16 July 1948	19.7 °C25 January 1948	28.9 °C	605 mm	275
1947	38.8 °C17 July 1947	20.5 °C6 December 1947	28.9 °C	526 mm	256
1946	39.1 °C26 July 1946	19.6 °C14 January 1946	29.1 °C	672 mm	287
1945	38.9 °C9 July 1945	21.3 °C30 December 1945	29.6 °C	145 mm	308
1944	39.3 °C14 June 1944	20.3 °C8 January 1944	29.6 °C	276 mm	296
1943	38.8 °C7 June 1943	20.5 °C7 December 1943	28.0 °C	2,640 mm	265
1942	39.1 °C25 June 1942	20.8 °C6 February 1942	29.3 °C	432 mm	311
1941	38.8 °C30 May 1941	19.6 °C11 January 1941	29.6 °C	275 mm	299
1940	39.4 °C17 July 1940	20.7 °C4 March 1940	29.5 °C	301 mm	285

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.6 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

348 d/yr

+30

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

187 mm

-127 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.3 °C	+0.6 °C	3 mm	-5 mm
Feb	30.9 °C	+0.6 °C	4 mm	-6 mm
Mar	32.9 °C	+0.8 °C	5 mm	-6 mm
Apr	35.2 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-16 mm
May	37.1 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-21 mm
Jun	37.6 °C	+0.3 °C	0 mm	-9 mm
Jul	39.1 °C	+1.8 °C	4 mm	-66 mm
Aug	35.9 °C	-0.3 °C	162 mm	+79 mm
Sep	37.4 °C	+1.4 °C	1 mm	-53 mm
Oct	35.9 °C	+1.3 °C	5 mm	-14 mm
Nov	32.7 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-7 mm
Dec	30.2 °C	0.0 °C	4 mm	-3 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.0 °C

1 Jul 2025

Coldest day

21.4 °C

7 Feb 2025

Wettest day

59.2 mm

20 Aug 2025

Windiest day

43.7 km/h

17 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

68.0 km/h

17 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.5 °C

9 Sep 2025

Coldest feels-like

23.0 °C

6 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

7 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Al Hudaydah?

Al Hudaydah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 30.0 °C and it receives 314 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Hudaydah?

The hottest day measured in Al Hudaydah between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1995, reaching 41.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Al Hudaydah?

The coldest day measured in Al Hudaydah between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1986, at 17.5 °C.

Does it snow in Al Hudaydah?

Almost never: Al Hudaydah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Al Hudaydah warmed?

Yes: Al Hudaydah warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Al Hudaydah?

The wettest day measured in Al Hudaydah between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1943, with 263 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Al Hudaydah?

The windiest day measured in Al Hudaydah between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2022, with winds reaching 54.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Al Hudaydah?

The warmest month in Al Hudaydah is July (33.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Al Hudaydah?

Al Hudaydah receives on average 314 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 39 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Al Hudaydah?

Al Hudaydah gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Al Hudaydah?

Yes: Al Hudaydah has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Hudaydah?

In Al Hudaydah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 22 August 1993, and the lowest was 16.9 °C on 7 February 1993.

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