Ghayl Bā Wazīr climate — normals and trends
Ghayl Bā Wazīr (Yemen) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 116 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 (30.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ghayl Bā Wazīr averages 0 frost days, 213 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 22 rainy days per year.
Ghayl Bā Wazīr has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 5 June 2008) and the coldest 9.0 °C (on 27 January 1957).
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
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- coords
- 14.78°, 49.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
116mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
9.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
213 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
22 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
24.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
246 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
43.0 °C
5 June 2008
Coldest day
9.0 °C
27 January 1957
Wettest day
210 mm
3 November 2015
Windiest day
47.2 km/h
3 November 2015
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
3 November 2015
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
11 June 2014
Coldest feels-like
3.3 °C
3 January 1949
Sunniest day
12.3 h
13 May 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 | 27.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 30.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 33.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 36.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 37.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 37.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 34.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 15 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 35.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 8 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 33.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 12 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 30.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 27.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ghayl Bā Wazīr?
Ghayl Bā Wazīr has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 116 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ghayl Bā Wazīr?
The hottest day measured in Ghayl Bā Wazīr between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2008, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ghayl Bā Wazīr?
The coldest day measured in Ghayl Bā Wazīr between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1957, at 9.0 °C.
Does it snow in Ghayl Bā Wazīr?
Almost never: Ghayl Bā Wazīr sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ghayl Bā Wazīr warmed?
Yes: Ghayl Bā Wazīr warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ghayl Bā Wazīr?
The wettest day measured in Ghayl Bā Wazīr between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 2015, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ghayl Bā Wazīr?
The windiest day measured in Ghayl Bā Wazīr between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 2015, with winds reaching 47.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ghayl Bā Wazīr?
The warmest month in Ghayl Bā Wazīr is June (30.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Ghayl Bā Wazīr?
Ghayl Bā Wazīr receives on average 116 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 22 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ghayl Bā Wazīr?
Ghayl Bā Wazīr gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ghayl Bā Wazīr?
Yes: Ghayl Bā Wazīr has on average 246 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ghayl Bā Wazīr?
In Ghayl Bā Wazīr, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 11 June 2014, and the lowest was 3.3 °C on 3 January 1949.
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