Mocha climate — normals and trends
Mocha (Yemen) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.9 °C and it receives 307 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 (31.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Mocha averages 0 frost days, 237 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 33 rainy days per year.
Mocha has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 28 June 2024) and the coldest 20.7 °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
MochaTa‘izz
- coords
- 13.32°, 43.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.9°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
26.9°C
Annual rainfall
307mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
32.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
237 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
33 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.4 °C
Average feels-like low
28.9 °C
Average peak gust
47.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
38.3 °C
28 June 2024
Coldest day
20.7 °C
4 January 1986
Wettest day
169 mm
10 August 1953
Windiest day
56.0 km/h
27 January 1973
Strongest gust
80.6 km/h
27 January 1973
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
17 September 1996
Coldest feels-like
17.1 °C
4 February 1984
Sunniest day
12.0 h
7 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 | 27.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 30.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 32.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 33.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 34.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 35.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -55 mm |
| Aug | 33.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 156 mm | +52 mm |
| Sep | 33.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -69 mm |
| Oct | 32.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 28.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mocha?
Mocha has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.9 °C and it receives 307 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mocha?
The hottest day measured in Mocha between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 2024, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mocha?
The coldest day measured in Mocha between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1986, at 20.7 °C.
Does it snow in Mocha?
Almost never: Mocha sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mocha warmed?
Yes: Mocha warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mocha?
The wettest day measured in Mocha between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1953, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mocha?
The windiest day measured in Mocha between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1973, with winds reaching 56.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mocha?
The warmest month in Mocha is July (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Mocha?
Mocha receives on average 307 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 33 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mocha?
Mocha gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mocha?
Yes: Mocha has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mocha?
In Mocha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 17 September 1996, and the lowest was 17.1 °C on 4 February 1984.
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