Bayt al Faqīh climate — normals and trends
Bayt al Faqīh (Yemen) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.3 °C and it receives 371 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 June (32.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bayt al Faqīh averages 0 frost days, 307 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 52 rainy days per year.
Bayt al Faqīh has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 14 July 1991) and the coldest 16.1 °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
Bayt al FaqīhAl Hudaydah Governorate
- coords
- 14.52°, 43.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.3°C
Average daily high
33.6°C
Average daily low
25.4°C
Annual rainfall
371mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
7.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
307 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
52 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.8 °C
Average feels-like low
28.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
356 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · p = < 0.001
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
42.2 °C
14 July 1991
Coldest day
16.1 °C
4 January 1986
Wettest day
202 mm
5 August 1956
Windiest day
51.0 km/h
13 July 2022
Strongest gust
77.8 km/h
13 July 2022
Hottest feels-like
46.7 °C
22 August 1993
Coldest feels-like
14.9 °C
7 February 1993
Sunniest day
12.0 h
5 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 31.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 9 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 33.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 6 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 35.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 37.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 38.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 39.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 6 mm | -64 mm |
| Aug | 35.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 216 mm | +113 mm |
| Sep | 37.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 4 mm | -65 mm |
| Oct | 35.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 9 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 32.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 30.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 6 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bayt al Faqīh?
Bayt al Faqīh has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.3 °C and it receives 371 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bayt al Faqīh?
The hottest day measured in Bayt al Faqīh between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1991, reaching 42.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bayt al Faqīh?
The coldest day measured in Bayt al Faqīh between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1986, at 16.1 °C.
Does it snow in Bayt al Faqīh?
Almost never: Bayt al Faqīh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bayt al Faqīh warmed?
Yes: Bayt al Faqīh warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bayt al Faqīh?
The wettest day measured in Bayt al Faqīh between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1956, with 202 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bayt al Faqīh?
The windiest day measured in Bayt al Faqīh between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2022, with winds reaching 51.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bayt al Faqīh?
The warmest month in Bayt al Faqīh is June (32.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Bayt al Faqīh?
Bayt al Faqīh receives on average 371 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 52 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bayt al Faqīh?
Bayt al Faqīh gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bayt al Faqīh?
Yes: Bayt al Faqīh has on average 356 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bayt al Faqīh?
In Bayt al Faqīh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 22 August 1993, and the lowest was 14.9 °C on 7 February 1993.
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