Dhī as Sufāl climate — normals and trends
Dhī as Sufāl (Yemen) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 780 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 (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Dhī as Sufāl averages 0 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Dhī as Sufāl has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 23 May 2022) and the coldest 6.3 °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
Dhī as SufālIbb Governorate
- coords
- 13.83°, 44.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.1°C
Average daily high
26.5°C
Average daily low
16.5°C
Annual rainfall
780mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.6 °C
Average feels-like low
16.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
29 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
35.4 °C
23 May 2022
Coldest day
6.3 °C
4 January 1986
Wettest day
104 mm
13 August 1977
Windiest day
27.9 km/h
7 July 1964
Strongest gust
78.1 km/h
13 August 1983
Hottest feels-like
36.4 °C
6 June 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.5 °C
20 January 1987
Sunniest day
12.0 h
1 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 9 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 29.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 13 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 40 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 31.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 49 mm | -58 mm |
| Jun | 32.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 7 mm | -57 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 19 mm | -55 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 187 mm | +59 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 151 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 26.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 49 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 25.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 16 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dhī as Sufāl?
Dhī as Sufāl has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 780 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dhī as Sufāl?
The hottest day measured in Dhī as Sufāl between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 2022, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dhī as Sufāl?
The coldest day measured in Dhī as Sufāl between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1986, at 6.3 °C.
Does it snow in Dhī as Sufāl?
Almost never: Dhī as Sufāl sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dhī as Sufāl warmed?
Yes: Dhī as Sufāl warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dhī as Sufāl?
The wettest day measured in Dhī as Sufāl between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1977, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dhī as Sufāl?
The windiest day measured in Dhī as Sufāl between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1964, with winds reaching 27.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dhī as Sufāl?
The warmest month in Dhī as Sufāl is June (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Dhī as Sufāl?
Dhī as Sufāl receives on average 780 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dhī as Sufāl?
Dhī as Sufāl gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dhī as Sufāl?
Yes: Dhī as Sufāl has on average 29 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dhī as Sufāl?
In Dhī as Sufāl, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.4 °C on 6 June 2024, and the lowest was 2.5 °C on 20 January 1987.
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