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Yemen in May
Around 35 °C with 18 mm of rain and 9.5 hours of sun a day.
May is a mixed month for Yemen — worth planning around specific regions. Around 35 °C with 18 mm of rain and 9.5 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
Yemen · typical month
- Day / night24 – 35 °CYear range 14 – 37 °C
- Rainfall18 mmYear range 2 – 33 mm
- Sunshine9.5 hr / dayYear range 7.3 – 10.4 hr / day
Yemen, taken apart
- 'Adan34°C now · 27–37 °C yr
- 'Amran30°C now · 23–32 °C yr
- Abyan33°C now · 26–34 °C yr
- Ad Dali'30°C now · 24–32 °C yr
- Al Bayda'30°C now · 23–32 °C yr
- Al Hudaydah36°C now · 29–37 °C yr
- Al Jawf37°C now · 25–39 °C yr
- Al Mahrah36°C now · 26–38 °C yr
- Al Mahwit30°C now · 24–31 °C yr
- Dhamar28°C now · 23–30 °C yr
- Hadhramaut37°C now · 26–39 °C yr
- Hajjah34°C now · 27–35 °C yr
- Ibb28°C now · 24–29 °C yr
- Lahij34°C now · 27–37 °C yr
- Ma'rib36°C now · 26–38 °C yr
- Raymah30°C now · 25–32 °C yr
- Sa'dah32°C now · 24–34 °C yr
- Sanaa29°C now · 22–31 °C yr
- Sanaa26°C now · 21–28 °C yr
- Shabwah35°C now · 26–37 °C yr
- Ta'izz33°C now · 28–35 °C yr
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A decade of weather, in one page
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.8 | 13.8 | 10.6 | 28.9 |
| February | 27.9 | 15.3 | 11.8 | 31.1 |
| March | 30.9 | 18.5 | 15.9 | 33.3 |
| April | 33.0 | 21.1 | 18.8 | 35.1 |
| May | 35.3 | 23.5 | 21.9 | 38.6 |
| June | 37.2 | 24.9 | 23.3 | 38.9 |
| July | 36.6 | 25.7 | 23.4 | 38.9 |
| August | 35.8 | 25.2 | 23.6 | 37.6 |
| September | 35.2 | 23.6 | 21.4 | 37.3 |
| October | 31.7 | 19.9 | 16.9 | 34.0 |
| November | 28.7 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 30.6 |
| December | 26.0 | 14.2 | 10.5 | 28.5 |
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| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 3 |
| February | 2 |
| March | 9 |
| April | 14 |
| May | 18 |
| June | 10 |
| July | 22 |
| August | 33 |
| September | 15 |
| October | 15 |
| November | 3 |
| December | 3 |
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| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 10.1 |
| February | 10.2 |
| March | 10.2 |
| April | 10.0 |
| May | 9.5 |
| June | 8.1 |
| July | 7.3 |
| August | 7.5 |
| September | 8.3 |
| October | 9.9 |
| November | 10.4 |
| December | 10.3 |
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| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.6 | 8.1 | 14.1 |
| February | 11.7 | 8.8 | 15.1 |
| March | 12.8 | 9.8 | 17.0 |
| April | 12.2 | 9.4 | 15.7 |
| May | 11.6 | 9.3 | 14.1 |
| June | 11.3 | 9.5 | 13.7 |
| July | 13.3 | 11.0 | 16.3 |
| August | 12.5 | 10.5 | 15.2 |
| September | 10.7 | 9.3 | 12.3 |
| October | 10.5 | 8.5 | 12.9 |
| November | 10.8 | 8.8 | 13.1 |
| December | 10.4 | 8.3 | 13.5 |
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