Sanaa weather by month & the best time to visit

🇾🇪 Yemen · major city break · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Sanaa is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with February and March close behind. Sanaa averages about 3,715 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

3,715

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

100/100

Rain / year

37 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

2M

Elevation

2,191 m

When is the best time to visit Sanaa?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Sanaa is January, then February and March. The dullest month is April (99/100, 8 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Sanaa?

Sanaa is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,715 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 1 Sunshine Score points separate January from April. It ranks #2 of 7 destinations in Yemen for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,454 hours. Rain is a non-event in Sanaa — about 37 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Jizan Saudi Arabia · 236 km · best in Feb · 3,288 h sun/yr
• Najran Saudi Arabia · 238 km · best in Jan · 3,871 h sun/yr
• Aden Yemen · 307 km · best in Feb · 3,336 h sun/yr
• Abha Saudi Arabia · 349 km · best in Jun · 3,555 h sun/yr
• Djibouti Djibouti · 452 km · best in Jan · 3,064 h sun/yr
• Bisha Saudi Arabia · 529 km · best in Jan · 3,690 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Taiz Yemen · 199 km · 3,396 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Sharurah Saudi Arabia · 380 km · 3,992 h sun/yr · best in Jan