Al Ḩazm weather in January

In January, Al Ḩazm sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Al Ḩazm's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Ḩazm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:36 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
16%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.2
out of 10

Al Ḩazm is human settlement in Yemen.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Al Ḩazm reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Al Ḩazm

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Al Ḩazm weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 9th-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4928
5919
6919
7919
89010
98911
108911
118911
128911
138911
148911
158812
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22919
23928
24928
25937
26937
27937
28937
29937
30937
31937

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Al Ḩazm gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
2991
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5991
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11991
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13991
14991
15991
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18991
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20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
68calm
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88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:325:36
211.16:335:36
311.16:335:37
411.16:335:37
511.16:345:38
611.16:345:38
711.16:345:39
811.16:355:40
911.16:355:40
1011.16:355:41
1111.16:355:41
1211.16:365:42
1311.16:365:42
1411.16:365:43
1511.16:365:44
1611.16:365:44
1711.16:365:45
1811.26:365:45
1911.26:365:46
2011.26:365:47
2111.26:375:47
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2811.26:365:51
2911.36:365:51
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.81 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 — January's 5.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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306.0Bright
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Al Ḩazm

In seasonPeak

None of Al Ḩazm's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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 January a good time to visit Al Ḩazm?

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

9.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Al Ḩazm for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al Ḩazm in January

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

In January, Al Ḩazm sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Ḩazm in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 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 January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January 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
January 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).