Dhamar climate — normals and trends
Dhamar (Yemen) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 623 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 (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (12.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Dhamar averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
Dhamar 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 30.6 °C (on 16 July 2012) and the coldest -1.6 °C (on 17 January 1987).
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
DhamarDhamār
- coords
- 14.54°, 44.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
22.3°C
Average daily low
10.7°C
Annual rainfall
623mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
48%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
6.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.2 °C
Average feels-like low
8.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.84 · 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
30.6 °C
16 July 2012
Coldest day
-1.6 °C
17 January 1987
Wettest day
69 mm
15 July 1980
Windiest day
42.3 km/h
9 September 2009
Strongest gust
80.3 km/h
9 September 2009
Hottest feels-like
28.5 °C
12 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
-6.3 °C
17 January 1987
Sunniest day
12.0 h
2 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 23.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 23.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 9 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 25.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 2 mm | -45 mm |
| May | 27.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 8 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +4.5 °C | 9 mm | -154 mm |
| Aug | 23.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 269 mm | +28 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 81 mm | +38 mm |
| Oct | 21.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 20.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 20.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 5 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dhamar?
Dhamar has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 623 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dhamar?
The hottest day measured in Dhamar between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2012, reaching 30.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dhamar?
The coldest day measured in Dhamar between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1987, at -1.6 °C.
Does it snow in Dhamar?
Almost never: Dhamar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dhamar warmed?
Yes: Dhamar warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dhamar?
The wettest day measured in Dhamar between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1980, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dhamar?
The windiest day measured in Dhamar between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2009, with winds reaching 42.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dhamar?
The warmest month in Dhamar is June (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (12.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Dhamar?
Dhamar receives on average 623 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dhamar?
Dhamar gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dhamar?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Dhamar.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dhamar?
In Dhamar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.5 °C on 12 April 2024, and the lowest was -6.3 °C on 17 January 1987.
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