Mukalla climate — normals and trends
Mukalla (Yemen) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 109 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 (31.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Mukalla averages 0 frost days, 163 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 20 rainy days per year.
Mukalla has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 5 June 2008) and the coldest 12.3 °C (on 3 January 1949).
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
MukallaMuhafazat Hadramaout
- coords
- 14.54°, 49.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
29.7°C
Average daily low
23.6°C
Annual rainfall
109mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
9.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
163 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
20 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
297 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
40.8 °C
5 June 2008
Coldest day
12.3 °C
3 January 1949
Wettest day
230 mm
3 November 2015
Windiest day
56.4 km/h
3 November 2015
Strongest gust
134.6 km/h
3 November 2015
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
30 June 2005
Coldest feels-like
7.9 °C
3 January 1949
Sunniest day
12.2 h
15 May 1972
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 | 25.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 26.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 28.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 31.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 34.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 36.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 36.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 34.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 12 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 33.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 13 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 31.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 5 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 28.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 25.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mukalla?
Mukalla has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 109 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mukalla?
The hottest day measured in Mukalla between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2008, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mukalla?
The coldest day measured in Mukalla between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1949, at 12.3 °C.
Does it snow in Mukalla?
Almost never: Mukalla sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mukalla warmed?
Yes: Mukalla warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mukalla?
The wettest day measured in Mukalla between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 2015, with 230 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mukalla?
The windiest day measured in Mukalla between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 2015, with winds reaching 56.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mukalla?
The warmest month in Mukalla is June (31.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Mukalla?
Mukalla receives on average 109 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 20 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mukalla?
Mukalla gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mukalla?
Yes: Mukalla has on average 297 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mukalla?
In Mukalla, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 30 June 2005, and the lowest was 7.9 °C on 3 January 1949.
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