Aden weather in August

In August, Aden sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 24 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Aden's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
29°
8th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:51 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
24%
7th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Aden is port city and temporary capital of Yemen.

Density
1,421/km²
people per km²
Founded
~650 BCE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Aden reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Aden

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Aden weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 24°92.711.38.6
Feb25° / 24°40.911.68.8
Mar26° / 25°41.111.98.7
Apr28° / 27°7112.38.0
May30° / 29°111.912.66.3
Jun32° / 30°70.512.75.4
Jul32° / 29°100.912.75.1
Aug31° / 29°243.112.45.5
Sep31° / 29°162.912.15.9
Oct29° / 28°162.811.77.0
Nov27° / 26°61.711.48.5
Dec26° / 24°92.611.38.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38317
48317
58416
68416
78515
88515
98614
108614
118812
128812
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31937

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aden gets around 24 mm of rain over 3.1 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
39
49
59
69
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12298
13298
14298
15298
16298
17199
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19199
20199
21199
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230100
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290100
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310100

Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
618light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:496:23
212.65:496:23
312.65:496:22
412.55:496:22
512.55:506:22
612.55:506:21
712.55:506:21
812.55:506:21
912.55:506:20
1012.55:506:20
1112.55:506:19
1212.55:516:19
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1412.45:516:18
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
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95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Intense
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176.0Intense
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206.0Intense
216.1Intense
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266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Aden

In seasonPeak

In August, Aden sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Aden sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Aden?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Aden for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Aden in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Aden sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Aden in August

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr28Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Aden in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aden peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highApr 12UV 13Dec 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Aden in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aden is worst in July — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.5× the cleanest month (October, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1548 µg/m³Oct 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun41Poor
Jul50Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep22Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aden?

Aden sits at 12.8°N, 45.0°E, 7 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Laḩij, 35 km away.

TaizAl BaydaDhī as SufālIbbYarīmMocha

Topography around Aden

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aden.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aden has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,843 m.

The land around Aden is covered by water (45%) and bare terrain (43%) within 3 km, water (76%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (50%) and water (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
511 m
16 km
512 m
80 km
1,843 m
shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Laḩij 35 km · Zinjibār 54 km · Taiz 142 km · Al Bayda 146 km · Dhī as Sufāl 154 km · Ibb 161 km · Yarīm 183 km · Mocha 203 km

Yemen travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / D / G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 7% of US
price level, 2013
GDP per capita
$634
2018
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2013
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 402
Religion
Muslim 99%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aden (12.7796°, 45.0385°, elevation 7 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).