Zinjibar climate — normals and trends
Zinjibar (Yemen) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 243 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 (31.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Zinjibar averages 0 frost days, 186 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 39 rainy days per year.
Zinjibar has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 3 August 2013) and the coldest 16.4 °C (on 18 January 1987).
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
ZinjibarAbyan Governorate
- coords
- 13.13°, 45.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.4°C
Average daily high
30.0°C
Average daily low
25.2°C
Annual rainfall
243mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
8.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
186 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
39 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
28.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
362 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
39.1 °C
3 August 2013
Coldest day
16.4 °C
18 January 1987
Wettest day
161 mm
2 September 1949
Windiest day
41.3 km/h
27 July 1945
Strongest gust
70.9 km/h
27 October 1972
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
18 September 2023
Coldest feels-like
14.7 °C
18 January 1987
Sunniest day
12.0 h
29 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 6 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 27.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 29.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 6 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 31.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 34.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 34.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 34.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -36 mm |
| Aug | 33.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 92 mm | +20 mm |
| Sep | 34.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 9 mm | -43 mm |
| Oct | 32.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 26.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 8 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zinjibar?
Zinjibar has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 243 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zinjibar?
The hottest day measured in Zinjibar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2013, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zinjibar?
The coldest day measured in Zinjibar between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1987, at 16.4 °C.
Does it snow in Zinjibar?
Almost never: Zinjibar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zinjibar warmed?
Yes: Zinjibar warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zinjibar?
The wettest day measured in Zinjibar between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 1949, with 161 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zinjibar?
The windiest day measured in Zinjibar between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1945, with winds reaching 41.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zinjibar?
The warmest month in Zinjibar is June (31.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Zinjibar?
Zinjibar receives on average 243 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 39 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zinjibar?
Zinjibar gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Zinjibar?
Yes: Zinjibar has on average 362 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zinjibar?
In Zinjibar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 18 September 2023, and the lowest was 14.7 °C on 18 January 1987.
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