Ma'rib climate — normals and trends
Ma'rib (Yemen) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 50 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 (31.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (18.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Ma'rib averages 0 frost days, 236 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 10 rainy days per year.
Ma'rib has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 13 July 2024) and the coldest 3.0 °C (on 26 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
Ma'ribMa’rib
- coords
- 15.46°, 45.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
31.9°C
Average daily low
18.1°C
Annual rainfall
50mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
28%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
12.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
236 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
10 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.2 °C
Average feels-like low
15.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
152 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °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
43.3 °C
13 July 2024
Coldest day
3.0 °C
26 January 1957
Wettest day
42 mm
14 June 1996
Windiest day
42.5 km/h
5 August 1958
Strongest gust
69.1 km/h
5 August 1958
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
30 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-1.5 °C
4 January 1986
Sunniest day
12.0 h
31 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 31.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 34.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 37.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 38.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 39.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 37.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 22 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 36.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 5 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 25.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 26.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ma'rib?
Ma'rib has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 50 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ma'rib?
The hottest day measured in Ma'rib between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2024, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ma'rib?
The coldest day measured in Ma'rib between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1957, at 3.0 °C.
Does it snow in Ma'rib?
Almost never: Ma'rib sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ma'rib warmed?
Yes: Ma'rib warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ma'rib?
The wettest day measured in Ma'rib between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1996, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ma'rib?
The windiest day measured in Ma'rib between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1958, with winds reaching 42.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ma'rib?
The warmest month in Ma'rib is July (31.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (18.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Ma'rib?
Ma'rib receives on average 50 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 10 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ma'rib?
Ma'rib gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ma'rib?
Yes: Ma'rib has on average 152 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ma'rib?
In Ma'rib, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 30 July 2011, and the lowest was -1.5 °C on 4 January 1986.
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