Taiz climate — normals and trends
Taiz (Yemen) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 657 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Taiz averages 0 frost days, 74 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Taiz has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 10 May 2004) and the coldest 8.4 °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
TaizTa‘izz
- coords
- 13.58°, 44.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.6°C
Average daily high
27.4°C
Average daily low
18.5°C
Annual rainfall
657mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
74 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.0 °C
Average feels-like low
19.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
128 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
36.9 °C
10 May 2004
Coldest day
8.4 °C
4 January 1986
Wettest day
64 mm
13 August 1977
Windiest day
28.3 km/h
7 July 1964
Strongest gust
85.7 km/h
13 August 1983
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
28 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
5.5 °C
4 January 1986
Sunniest day
12.0 h
1 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 7 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 29.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 13 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 31.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 20 mm | -43 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 55 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 33.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 2 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 15 mm | -37 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 141 mm | +48 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 107 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 38 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 27.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 4 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 25.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 13 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Taiz?
Taiz has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 657 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Taiz?
The hottest day measured in Taiz between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 2004, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Taiz?
The coldest day measured in Taiz between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1986, at 8.4 °C.
Does it snow in Taiz?
Almost never: Taiz sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Taiz warmed?
Yes: Taiz warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Taiz?
The wettest day measured in Taiz between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1977, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Taiz?
The windiest day measured in Taiz between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1964, with winds reaching 28.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Taiz?
The warmest month in Taiz is June (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Taiz?
Taiz receives on average 657 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Taiz?
Taiz gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Taiz?
Yes: Taiz has on average 128 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Taiz?
In Taiz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 28 May 2024, and the lowest was 5.5 °C on 4 January 1986.
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