Hajjah climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Hajjah?

Hajjah has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,200 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hajjah?

The hottest day measured in Hajjah between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2024, reaching 38.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Hajjah?

The coldest day measured in Hajjah between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1987, at 10.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Hajjah?

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

Q: Has the climate of Hajjah warmed?

Yes: Hajjah warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Hajjah?

The wettest day measured in Hajjah between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1950, with 266 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Hajjah?

The windiest day measured in Hajjah between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1979, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Hajjah?

The warmest month in Hajjah is June (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Hajjah?

Hajjah receives on average 1,200 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 189 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Hajjah?

Hajjah gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Hajjah (Yemen) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,200 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Hajjah averages 0 frost days, 101 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 189 rainy days per year.

Hajjah has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 5 June 2024) and the coldest 10.4 °C (on 19 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

HajjahḨajjah

coords: 15.69°, 43.61°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

23.6°C

Average daily high

27.7°C

Average daily low

19.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,200mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

10.6km/h

Seasonal range

7.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

101 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

189 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.5 °C

Average feels-like low

21.1 °C

Average peak gust

32.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

181 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+3.1 °C

since 1940

+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.87 · 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

38.5 °C

5 June 2024

Coldest day

10.4 °C

19 January 1987

Wettest day

266 mm

26 July 1950

Windiest day

19.9 km/h

4 August 1979

Strongest gust

64.1 km/h

4 April 1983

Hottest feels-like

39.5 °C

3 June 2016

Coldest feels-like

7.5 °C

19 January 1987

Sunniest day

12.0 h

3 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.6 °C22 May 2025	14.4 °C20 December 2025	25.3 °C	706 mm	166
2024	38.5 °C5 June 2024	14.9 °C9 January 2024	25.2 °C	1,110 mm	133
2023	35.8 °C26 July 2023	14.3 °C28 January 2023	25.1 °C	1,073 mm	161
2022	37.1 °C20 May 2022	14.3 °C18 December 2022	24.8 °C	849 mm	167
2021	33.8 °C14 June 2021	13.9 °C13 January 2021	24.6 °C	792 mm	153
2020	34.7 °C19 September 2020	13.4 °C21 January 2020	24.3 °C	976 mm	143
2019	36.3 °C3 May 2019	14.7 °C23 December 2019	24.8 °C	1,130 mm	146
2018	34.5 °C15 July 2018	13.1 °C13 January 2018	24.8 °C	834 mm	160
2017	35.5 °C17 July 2017	12.1 °C22 December 2017	25.2 °C	855 mm	179
2016	35.1 °C6 July 2016	14.3 °C18 January 2016	24.9 °C	1,110 mm	183
2015	36.8 °C19 May 2015	14.6 °C26 January 2015	24.9 °C	944 mm	166
2014	34.7 °C14 July 2014	12.2 °C3 January 2014	24.5 °C	1,048 mm	144
2013	37.2 °C8 June 2013	13.5 °C29 December 2013	24.8 °C	835 mm	153
2012	37.2 °C2 June 2012	13.7 °C26 January 2012	24.7 °C	577 mm	168
2011	35.8 °C30 April 2011	13.3 °C6 January 2011	24.5 °C	712 mm	158
2010	34.9 °C21 June 2010	10.9 °C10 January 2010	24.7 °C	1,151 mm	164
2009	35.7 °C13 July 2009	14.0 °C29 December 2009	24.9 °C	729 mm	161
2008	35.2 °C3 July 2008	12.1 °C22 December 2008	24.4 °C	832 mm	159
2007	36.0 °C18 May 2007	13.4 °C14 January 2007	24.5 °C	872 mm	151
2006	35.4 °C30 September 2006	13.0 °C28 February 2006	24.6 °C	840 mm	146
2005	34.8 °C16 June 2005	12.4 °C2 January 2005	24.6 °C	921 mm	158
2004	36.4 °C19 June 2004	12.1 °C31 December 2004	24.6 °C	873 mm	167
2003	36.1 °C6 April 2003	12.4 °C8 January 2003	24.3 °C	1,157 mm	140
2002	34.6 °C11 July 2002	14.0 °C2 February 2002	24.4 °C	1,098 mm	132
2001	35.4 °C24 June 2001	13.2 °C12 January 2001	24.3 °C	1,486 mm	133
2000	35.2 °C14 July 2000	14.0 °C30 December 2000	24.1 °C	1,087 mm	123
1999	36.1 °C27 May 1999	12.3 °C22 December 1999	24.2 °C	1,212 mm	124
1998	35.5 °C19 April 1998	12.8 °C14 January 1998	24.3 °C	1,240 mm	122
1997	34.5 °C25 June 1997	13.9 °C4 January 1997	23.9 °C	1,297 mm	121
1996	35.5 °C2 August 1996	14.1 °C24 December 1996	23.8 °C	1,357 mm	113
1995	35.4 °C3 July 1995	13.7 °C14 March 1995	24.0 °C	924 mm	121
1994	34.1 °C25 June 1994	12.5 °C20 January 1994	23.9 °C	814 mm	109
1993	34.6 °C30 June 1993	11.1 °C7 February 1993	24.0 °C	854 mm	139
1992	34.9 °C13 June 1992	11.6 °C13 January 1992	23.5 °C	830 mm	100
1991	34.3 °C13 June 1991	14.3 °C28 January 1991	24.4 °C	811 mm	150
1990	35.6 °C17 May 1990	14.2 °C29 December 1990	24.5 °C	522 mm	159
1989	34.0 °C22 May 1989	13.0 °C8 January 1989	23.7 °C	987 mm	119
1988	35.1 °C27 May 1988	12.8 °C30 November 1988	23.8 °C	1,373 mm	77
1987	34.2 °C27 July 1987	10.4 °C19 January 1987	24.0 °C	1,233 mm	121
1986	34.3 °C22 June 1986	10.7 °C4 January 1986	23.7 °C	906 mm	80
1985	33.1 °C1 August 1985	13.0 °C18 February 1985	23.4 °C	1,306 mm	103
1984	34.7 °C27 June 1984	12.8 °C6 February 1984	23.9 °C	783 mm	124
1983	33.6 °C3 April 1983	12.6 °C20 December 1983	23.6 °C	908 mm	119
1982	32.8 °C25 June 1982	12.1 °C2 January 1982	23.3 °C	1,257 mm	87
1981	34.6 °C1 June 1981	12.9 °C12 December 1981	23.9 °C	821 mm	128
1980	33.9 °C15 June 1980	12.8 °C7 December 1980	24.0 °C	870 mm	120
1979	35.0 °C7 August 1979	12.4 °C22 November 1979	23.8 °C	1,219 mm	107
1978	34.7 °C1 June 1978	12.7 °C27 December 1978	23.2 °C	1,038 mm	90
1977	33.4 °C20 June 1977	12.5 °C29 November 1977	22.9 °C	1,548 mm	70
1976	33.1 °C13 March 1976	12.5 °C11 January 1976	23.0 °C	1,023 mm	52
1975	33.1 °C20 July 1975	13.5 °C17 December 1975	22.9 °C	1,347 mm	62
1974	32.6 °C23 April 1974	14.1 °C27 December 1974	22.6 °C	1,435 mm	44
1973	33.7 °C6 July 1973	13.3 °C30 December 1973	23.6 °C	997 mm	104
1972	32.9 °C19 June 1972	13.6 °C5 January 1972	23.1 °C	994 mm	68
1971	35.0 °C31 May 1971	12.6 °C6 January 1971	22.6 °C	1,088 mm	61
1970	35.1 °C22 May 1970	14.2 °C19 November 1970	23.4 °C	794 mm	90
1969	35.4 °C4 June 1969	13.6 °C6 February 1969	23.5 °C	897 mm	99
1968	33.3 °C26 June 1968	13.5 °C3 January 1968	22.5 °C	1,561 mm	34
1967	33.0 °C11 August 1967	13.5 °C14 January 1967	22.6 °C	1,209 mm	30
1966	34.3 °C7 August 1966	13.4 °C7 December 1966	23.4 °C	1,007 mm	89
1965	34.7 °C4 August 1965	11.3 °C1 January 1965	23.0 °C	1,200 mm	87
1964	32.6 °C2 July 1964	12.4 °C30 December 1964	23.0 °C	789 mm	69
1963	34.9 °C9 June 1963	11.2 °C25 December 1963	23.0 °C	1,001 mm	69
1962	34.3 °C23 May 1962	13.0 °C2 January 1962	23.0 °C	966 mm	79
1961	35.6 °C10 June 1961	14.0 °C3 January 1961	23.0 °C	956 mm	79
1960	32.4 °C9 August 1960	12.3 °C23 January 1960	22.9 °C	1,225 mm	72
1959	34.6 °C3 June 1959	12.6 °C2 March 1959	22.8 °C	984 mm	71
1958	33.9 °C23 May 1958	13.2 °C24 December 1958	23.2 °C	997 mm	71
1957	33.5 °C8 June 1957	11.9 °C25 January 1957	22.8 °C	1,197 mm	56
1956	34.1 °C27 May 1956	12.3 °C24 January 1956	22.4 °C	1,476 mm	66
1955	35.4 °C28 May 1955	12.1 °C11 January 1955	22.4 °C	1,405 mm	39
1954	34.2 °C30 May 1954	13.4 °C5 January 1954	22.3 °C	2,173 mm	41
1953	29.7 °C19 March 1953	13.8 °C21 December 1953	21.8 °C	3,437 mm	0
1952	30.9 °C26 July 1952	13.5 °C11 December 1952	22.1 °C	2,162 mm	4
1951	31.5 °C19 June 1951	13.9 °C31 January 1951	22.0 °C	1,796 mm	11
1950	29.2 °C31 May 1950	13.3 °C13 December 1950	21.1 °C	4,873 mm	0
1949	33.2 °C25 May 1949	13.0 °C5 January 1949	21.9 °C	2,067 mm	10
1948	32.4 °C9 May 1948	11.5 °C20 January 1948	22.1 °C	1,324 mm	29
1947	31.3 °C21 June 1947	12.1 °C4 December 1947	21.9 °C	1,602 mm	25
1946	33.4 °C3 May 1946	12.2 °C13 January 1946	22.5 °C	1,354 mm	59
1945	32.0 °C21 September 1945	13.0 °C1 February 1945	22.4 °C	1,043 mm	52
1944	33.2 °C15 June 1944	13.8 °C31 January 1944	22.8 °C	950 mm	60
1943	34.2 °C20 May 1943	12.0 °C15 January 1943	21.7 °C	3,934 mm	36
1942	35.7 °C23 May 1942	13.4 °C3 December 1942	22.6 °C	1,215 mm	70
1941	34.7 °C5 June 1941	11.6 °C8 January 1941	23.0 °C	788 mm	88
1940	33.5 °C16 June 1940	11.3 °C16 January 1940	22.3 °C	1,212 mm	59

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.6 °C

+1.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

166 d/yr

+65

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

706 mm

-494 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.2 °C	+1.2 °C	13 mm	-16 mm
Feb	26.9 °C	+1.6 °C	7 mm	-23 mm
Mar	28.6 °C	+1.4 °C	41 mm	-13 mm
Apr	31.0 °C	+2.3 °C	32 mm	-51 mm
May	33.0 °C	+3.1 °C	42 mm	-89 mm
Jun	33.7 °C	+2.4 °C	15 mm	-66 mm
Jul	33.8 °C	+3.2 °C	8 mm	-144 mm
Aug	29.6 °C	+0.4 °C	377 mm	+143 mm
Sep	30.2 °C	+1.1 °C	126 mm	-65 mm
Oct	29.9 °C	+2.1 °C	17 mm	-96 mm
Nov	27.9 °C	+2.3 °C	12 mm	-54 mm
Dec	25.4 °C	+1.2 °C	15 mm	-20 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.6 °C

22 May 2025

Coldest day

14.4 °C

20 Dec 2025

Wettest day

63.6 mm

19 Aug 2025

Windiest day

18.3 km/h

1 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

53.6 km/h

12 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.7 °C

23 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.5 °C

22 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

3 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Hajjah?

Hajjah has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,200 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hajjah?

The hottest day measured in Hajjah between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2024, reaching 38.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Hajjah?

The coldest day measured in Hajjah between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1987, at 10.4 °C.

Does it snow in Hajjah?

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

Has the climate of Hajjah warmed?

Yes: Hajjah warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Hajjah?

The wettest day measured in Hajjah between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1950, with 266 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Hajjah?

The windiest day measured in Hajjah between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1979, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Hajjah?

The warmest month in Hajjah is June (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Hajjah?

Hajjah receives on average 1,200 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 189 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Hajjah?

Hajjah gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Hajjah?

Yes: Hajjah has on average 181 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hajjah?

In Hajjah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 3 June 2016, and the lowest was 7.5 °C on 19 January 1987.

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