Lahij climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lahij?

Lahij has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 230 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Lahij between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1964, reaching 43.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lahij?

The coldest day measured in Lahij between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2001, at 16.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lahij?

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

Q: Has the climate of Lahij warmed?

Yes: Lahij warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lahij?

The wettest day measured in Lahij between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1949, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lahij?

The windiest day measured in Lahij between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1945, with winds reaching 48.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lahij?

The warmest month in Lahij is July (32.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lahij?

Lahij receives on average 230 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 32 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lahij?

Lahij gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lahij (Yemen) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 230 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 July (32.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Lahij averages 0 frost days, 235 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 32 rainy days per year.

Lahij has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.7 °C (on 7 July 1964) and the coldest 16.2 °C (on 4 February 2001).

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

LahijLaḩij

coords: 13.06°, 44.88°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthNovember

Mean daily temperature

28.0°C

Average daily high

31.8°C

Average daily low

24.7°C

Annual rainfall

230mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

22.2km/h

Seasonal range

8.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

235 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

32 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.4 °C

Average feels-like low

27.9 °C

Average peak gust

37.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

344 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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

43.7 °C

7 July 1964

Coldest day

16.2 °C

4 February 2001

Wettest day

104 mm

22 July 1949

Windiest day

48.6 km/h

27 July 1945

Strongest gust

84.2 km/h

27 October 1972

Hottest feels-like

46.0 °C

4 June 2007

Coldest feels-like

13.1 °C

18 January 1987

Sunniest day

12.0 h

30 March 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	40.8 °C2 August 2025	19.2 °C18 January 2025	29.0 °C	80 mm	253
2024	43.0 °C13 July 2024	20.3 °C20 December 2024	30.1 °C	71 mm	285
2023	41.5 °C12 September 2023	19.2 °C1 February 2023	29.4 °C	27 mm	271
2022	42.6 °C5 July 2022	19.9 °C5 February 2022	28.7 °C	59 mm	250
2021	40.6 °C28 August 2021	19.0 °C14 January 2021	28.5 °C	139 mm	265
2020	41.2 °C10 August 2020	19.0 °C16 January 2020	28.7 °C	139 mm	246
2019	41.8 °C15 August 2019	19.4 °C8 January 2019	28.9 °C	97 mm	263
2018	42.3 °C13 July 2018	16.9 °C14 January 2018	28.3 °C	150 mm	247
2017	42.6 °C21 August 2017	17.8 °C13 December 2017	28.8 °C	34 mm	256
2016	40.7 °C23 July 2016	19.8 °C13 February 2016	28.8 °C	142 mm	258
2015	40.6 °C23 June 2015	17.1 °C1 January 2015	28.5 °C	58 mm	252
2014	40.1 °C9 September 2014	18.4 °C23 January 2014	28.4 °C	59 mm	242
2013	42.7 °C3 August 2013	17.9 °C17 February 2013	28.6 °C	96 mm	246
2012	41.2 °C1 September 2012	17.8 °C28 January 2012	28.2 °C	57 mm	234
2011	41.1 °C16 July 2011	17.7 °C6 January 2011	28.4 °C	78 mm	239
2010	40.7 °C29 July 2010	17.3 °C11 January 2010	28.5 °C	213 mm	269
2009	42.0 °C19 July 2009	18.0 °C3 January 2009	28.5 °C	44 mm	245
2008	41.6 °C4 August 2008	17.1 °C3 March 2008	28.0 °C	137 mm	244
2007	43.2 °C28 June 2007	17.8 °C7 January 2007	28.9 °C	37 mm	255
2006	42.6 °C20 July 2006	18.2 °C28 February 2006	28.6 °C	77 mm	257
2005	42.6 °C11 July 2005	16.8 °C1 January 2005	28.9 °C	108 mm	260
2004	41.9 °C5 August 2004	18.6 °C5 March 2004	28.7 °C	75 mm	258
2003	42.4 °C23 June 2003	17.1 °C9 January 2003	28.5 °C	148 mm	261
2002	40.0 °C14 August 2002	18.9 °C22 January 2002	28.4 °C	214 mm	257
2001	41.3 °C27 June 2001	16.2 °C4 February 2001	28.2 °C	237 mm	250
2000	41.8 °C5 June 2000	18.3 °C7 February 2000	28.2 °C	190 mm	255
1999	40.3 °C8 July 1999	17.4 °C26 December 1999	28.4 °C	135 mm	245
1998	42.6 °C22 June 1998	18.7 °C11 December 1998	28.6 °C	268 mm	267
1997	42.4 °C29 June 1997	19.1 °C10 February 1997	28.5 °C	154 mm	235
1996	42.5 °C25 July 1996	18.3 °C22 December 1996	28.0 °C	299 mm	246
1995	42.8 °C20 July 1995	18.9 °C8 January 1995	28.1 °C	181 mm	250
1994	41.8 °C10 June 1994	18.3 °C21 January 1994	28.1 °C	50 mm	248
1993	39.8 °C31 July 1993	18.9 °C11 January 1993	28.3 °C	118 mm	252
1992	42.1 °C18 July 1992	18.9 °C3 January 1992	28.2 °C	157 mm	232
1991	42.3 °C25 July 1991	18.0 °C29 November 1991	28.2 °C	31 mm	243
1990	39.9 °C1 August 1990	18.4 °C3 January 1990	28.7 °C	101 mm	251
1989	42.1 °C24 July 1989	18.4 °C20 January 1989	28.0 °C	145 mm	222
1988	41.7 °C20 July 1988	17.3 °C19 December 1988	28.2 °C	166 mm	226
1987	39.4 °C24 August 1987	16.4 °C18 January 1987	28.1 °C	205 mm	244
1986	39.7 °C13 June 1986	16.6 °C4 January 1986	27.8 °C	118 mm	244
1985	40.7 °C25 June 1985	18.4 °C22 February 1985	27.9 °C	308 mm	249
1984	38.8 °C2 August 1984	17.9 °C4 February 1984	27.8 °C	45 mm	229
1983	43.2 °C8 August 1983	17.7 °C31 December 1983	28.4 °C	169 mm	232
1982	41.3 °C31 July 1982	19.8 °C1 February 1982	28.3 °C	237 mm	248
1981	40.9 °C9 July 1981	18.2 °C2 February 1981	28.1 °C	144 mm	238
1980	41.3 °C23 July 1980	18.8 °C10 January 1980	28.3 °C	80 mm	255
1979	43.0 °C18 June 1979	18.6 °C27 November 1979	28.0 °C	202 mm	252
1978	40.4 °C11 June 1978	18.6 °C23 January 1978	27.9 °C	294 mm	233
1977	39.5 °C18 June 1977	17.4 °C20 February 1977	27.7 °C	491 mm	229
1976	41.8 °C26 June 1976	18.7 °C24 January 1976	27.6 °C	90 mm	234
1975	41.4 °C23 June 1975	17.4 °C12 January 1975	27.5 °C	312 mm	220
1974	40.8 °C30 July 1974	17.1 °C27 January 1974	27.5 °C	209 mm	223
1973	41.7 °C15 July 1973	17.4 °C16 December 1973	27.8 °C	143 mm	233
1972	41.9 °C30 June 1972	18.6 °C15 February 1972	27.7 °C	263 mm	226
1971	39.3 °C24 July 1971	17.8 °C5 February 1971	27.2 °C	260 mm	229
1970	40.3 °C21 July 1970	18.6 °C27 November 1970	28.0 °C	194 mm	234
1969	41.8 °C25 July 1969	17.3 °C4 February 1969	28.0 °C	147 mm	255
1968	38.6 °C14 July 1968	16.9 °C2 January 1968	27.2 °C	349 mm	218
1967	42.6 °C29 July 1967	17.6 °C17 December 1967	27.8 °C	175 mm	216
1966	42.1 °C15 July 1966	17.7 °C9 December 1966	27.7 °C	141 mm	228
1965	38.9 °C23 August 1965	17.9 °C19 December 1965	27.2 °C	140 mm	218
1964	43.7 °C7 July 1964	17.7 °C31 December 1964	28.0 °C	161 mm	228
1963	40.4 °C22 July 1963	17.8 °C14 January 1963	28.1 °C	80 mm	236
1962	43.1 °C10 July 1962	17.0 °C20 January 1962	27.8 °C	160 mm	224
1961	43.2 °C30 June 1961	19.6 °C19 February 1961	28.3 °C	120 mm	229
1960	41.0 °C2 July 1960	16.3 °C21 January 1960	27.4 °C	401 mm	222
1959	40.5 °C5 July 1959	17.6 °C8 December 1959	27.5 °C	229 mm	218
1958	41.4 °C20 August 1958	18.3 °C4 January 1958	27.8 °C	175 mm	219
1957	39.3 °C7 July 1957	18.2 °C11 February 1957	27.2 °C	264 mm	214
1956	40.5 °C30 June 1956	17.0 °C25 January 1956	27.1 °C	349 mm	233
1955	39.1 °C14 June 1955	17.2 °C1 March 1955	27.1 °C	476 mm	210
1954	39.7 °C1 July 1954	17.8 °C26 December 1954	27.0 °C	644 mm	205
1953	39.6 °C30 June 1953	17.2 °C22 January 1953	26.7 °C	707 mm	170
1952	38.7 °C14 June 1952	18.0 °C12 January 1952	26.8 °C	805 mm	178
1951	38.7 °C8 June 1951	17.7 °C19 January 1951	26.7 °C	760 mm	188
1950	38.8 °C27 May 1950	17.5 °C15 December 1950	26.1 °C	843 mm	151
1949	40.8 °C16 July 1949	17.6 °C4 January 1949	26.7 °C	1,174 mm	188
1948	39.0 °C25 June 1948	16.9 °C22 January 1948	27.2 °C	639 mm	203
1947	40.3 °C5 June 1947	18.4 °C16 December 1947	27.0 °C	779 mm	175
1946	41.4 °C30 June 1946	18.3 °C17 January 1946	27.7 °C	149 mm	235
1945	41.8 °C29 June 1945	19.2 °C26 January 1945	27.8 °C	177 mm	233
1944	40.2 °C20 August 1944	17.7 °C5 January 1944	27.8 °C	105 mm	239
1943	36.6 °C9 June 1943	16.9 °C7 February 1943	26.4 °C	840 mm	207
1942	42.8 °C27 June 1942	18.6 °C2 January 1942	27.9 °C	119 mm	234
1941	41.4 °C3 July 1941	16.8 °C11 January 1941	27.8 °C	126 mm	237
1940	41.9 °C31 July 1940	18.5 °C29 December 1940	27.8 °C	222 mm	218

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.9 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

253 d/yr

+18

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

80 mm

-150 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.4 °C	+0.4 °C	3 mm	-2 mm
Feb	28.6 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Mar	30.7 °C	+0.9 °C	1 mm	-7 mm
Apr	33.2 °C	+1.2 °C	2 mm	-6 mm
May	36.0 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	-13 mm
Jun	36.4 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-14 mm
Jul	37.1 °C	+0.9 °C	2 mm	-32 mm
Aug	35.8 °C	+0.7 °C	58 mm	-12 mm
Sep	36.6 °C	+2.7 °C	6 mm	-49 mm
Oct	33.8 °C	+1.8 °C	4 mm	-8 mm
Nov	30.5 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Dec	27.9 °C	+0.1 °C	4 mm	-0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.8 °C

2 Aug 2025

Coldest day

19.2 °C

18 Jan 2025

Wettest day

35.3 mm

19 Aug 2025

Windiest day

39.2 km/h

2 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

58.7 km/h

2 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.4 °C

1 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

19.0 °C

18 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

28 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lahij?

Lahij has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 230 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lahij?

The hottest day measured in Lahij between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1964, reaching 43.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lahij?

The coldest day measured in Lahij between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2001, at 16.2 °C.

Does it snow in Lahij?

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

Has the climate of Lahij warmed?

Yes: Lahij warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lahij?

The wettest day measured in Lahij between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1949, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lahij?

The windiest day measured in Lahij between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1945, with winds reaching 48.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lahij?

The warmest month in Lahij is July (32.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Lahij?

Lahij receives on average 230 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 32 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lahij?

Lahij gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Lahij?

Yes: Lahij has on average 344 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lahij?

In Lahij, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 4 June 2007, and the lowest was 13.1 °C on 18 January 1987.

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