Al Ghaydah weather by month & the best time to visit
🇾🇪 Yemen · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Al Ghaydah is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with February and December close behind. Al Ghaydah averages about 3,614 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,614
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 100/100
- Rain / year
- 113 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 37 m
When is the best time to visit Al Ghaydah?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Al Ghaydah is January, then February and December. The dullest month is June (30/100, 5 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Al Ghaydah?
Al Ghaydah is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,614 hours of sunshine a year. 70 Sunshine Score points separate January (100) from June (30), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 7 destinations in Yemen for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,454 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 62% of the year's 113 mm falls in the three months around August.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 100 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 1 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| February | 100 | 30° / 86°F | 17° / 63°F | 1 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 89 | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 5 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 60 | 36° / 97°F | 23° / 73°F | 2 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 39 | 38° / 100°F | 26° / 79°F | 17 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 30 | 39° / 102°F | 27° / 81°F | 5 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 38 | 38° / 100°F | 26° / 79°F | 24 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 39 | 38° / 100°F | 26° / 79°F | 17 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 57 | 36° / 97°F | 25° / 77°F | 29 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 70 | 35° / 95°F | 22° / 72°F | 2 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 98 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 9 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 100 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 1 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
Sea temperature in Al Ghaydah by month
The sea off Al Ghaydah is warmest in June at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 26°C / 79°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Salalah Oman · 225 km · best in Jan · 3,585 h sun/yr
- Najran Saudi Arabia · 840 km · best in Jan · 3,871 h sun/yr
- Aden Yemen · 855 km · best in Feb · 3,336 h sun/yr
- Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates · 953 km · best in Feb · 3,431 h sun/yr
- Doha Qatar · 1,011 km · best in May · 2,868 h sun/yr
- Suhar Oman · 1,022 km · best in Oct · 3,427 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mukalla(Riyan) Yemen · 345 km · 3,454 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Seiyun Yemen · 363 km · 3,931 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Mori Yemen · 438 km · 3,178 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Sharurah Saudi Arabia · 556 km · 3,992 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Bosaso Somalia · 638 km · 3,291 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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