Al Ḩazm weather in August

In August, Al Ḩazm sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 10 mm of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Al Ḩazm's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Ḩazm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:49 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
47%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Al Ḩazm is human settlement in Yemen.

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 37°C through the month.

A typical August day in Al Ḩazm reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13723
23723
33723
43723
53723
63723
73723
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93723
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313722

How August really feels in Al Ḩazm

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Al Ḩazm 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° / 11°10.211.19.2
Feb28° / 13°10.411.58.3
Mar31° / 17°30.811.96.2
Apr33° / 19°61.512.44.7
May35° / 21°30.812.73.0
Jun37° / 22°20.212.91.8
Jul37° / 23°51.912.91.7
Aug37° / 23°103.612.51.8
Sep35° / 20°00.112.13.1
Oct31° / 17°20.411.66.4
Nov27° / 14°0011.28.8
Dec25° / 11°0011.19.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 38% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
36040
46139
56238
66337
76535
86733
96931
107030
117228
127426
137525
147723
157822
167921
178020
188020
198020
208020
218218
228218
238218
248218
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268218
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298218
308218
318218

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Al Ḩazm gets around 10 mm of rain over 3.6 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 11% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
116
216
316
417
517
617
717
817
917
1017
1116
1216
1315
1414
1514
1613
1712
1811
1910
209
218
227
236
245
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264
274
283
293
303
312

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14039192
23939202
33939202
43938213
53838213
63838212
73838222
83937222
94037222
104136212
114236212
124435201
134634201
144832191
155031181
165230171
175628160
185827150
196026140
206324130
216523120
226722110
23702190
24722080
25731980
26751870
27771760
28791650
29791650
30811540
31821440

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:456:29
212.75:456:28
312.75:466:28
412.75:466:28
512.75:466:27
612.75:466:27
712.75:476:26
812.65:476:26
912.65:476:25
1012.65:476:25
1112.65:486:24
1212.65:486:24
1312.65:486:23
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1612.55:496:21
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2212.55:506:18
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2612.45:506:15
2712.45:506:14
2812.45:516:13
2912.45:516:12
3012.35:516:12
3112.35:516:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
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206.5Intense
216.5Intense
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246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Al Ḩazm

In seasonPeak

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

Al Ḩazm sees seasonal dust haze (February–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is August a good time to visit Al Ḩazm?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Ḩazm.

What to pack for Al Ḩazm in August

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

In August, Al Ḩazm sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Ḩazm in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Ḩazm peaks around April 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highApr 14UV 15Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Al Ḩazm 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 Al Ḩazm is worst in February — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateFeb 1856 µg/m³Oct 2425 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar52Poor
Apr48Poor
May43Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep35Poor
Oct25Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Ḩazm?

Al Ḩazm sits at 16.2°N, 44.8°E, 1,116 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Ma'rib, 98 km away.

Ma'rib‘AmrānSaḩarSanaaSayyānḨajjahSa'dahNajran

Topography around Al Ḩazm

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Ḩazm has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 1,106 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 788 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,155 m.

The land around Al Ḩazm is covered by bare terrain (51%) and cropland (47%) within 3 km, bare terrain (92%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
788 m
80 km
2,155 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Ma'rib 98 km · ‘Amrān 105 km · Saḩar 107 km · Sanaa 109 km · Sayyān 121 km · Ḩajjah 136 km · Sa'dah 138 km · Najran 163 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 Al Ḩazm (16.1641°, 44.7769°, elevation 1,116 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. 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).