‘Amrān weather in August

In August, ‘Amrān sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 96 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 18% 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 ‘Amrān's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ‘Amrān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
21.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:52 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
55%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

‘Amrān is city 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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in ‘Amrān reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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‘Amrān weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 92.311.28.3
Feb22° / 11°92.311.58.5
Mar23° / 12°367.811.97.8
Apr24° / 14°681112.37.1
May26° / 16°517.312.77.3
Jun27° / 17°204.312.97.4
Jul26° / 17°4812.912.86.3
Aug25° / 16°9621.712.55.3
Sep26° / 15°346.312.17.7
Oct24° / 13°8111.69.2
Nov22° / 10°4111.38.8
Dec21° / 30.911.18.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 48% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55446
65545
75644
85842
95941
106040
116238
126337
136436
146535
156733
166832
176931
187030
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207129
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237327
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317525

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

‘Amrān gets around 96 mm of rain over 21.7 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 68% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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464
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767
868
969
1069
1170
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1371
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1672
1772
1872
1972
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2172
2271
2370
2470
2568
2667
2766
2864
2963
3061
3159

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
164351
263361
363361
462371
562371
662371
762371
862371
962371
1063361
1164351
1265341
1367321
1468311
1571290
1673270
1775250
1876240
1978220
2080200
2182180
2284160
2385150
2487130
2588120
2690100
279190
289280
299370
309460
319460

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
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126calm
136calm
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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 5:49 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:496:31
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312.75:506:31
412.75:506:30
512.75:506:30
612.75:506:29
712.65:516:29
812.65:516:28
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1012.65:516:28
1112.65:516:27
1212.65:526:26
1312.65:526:26
1412.65:526:25
1512.55:526:25
1612.55:526:24
1712.55:536:24
1812.55:536:23
1912.55:536:22
2012.55:536:22
2112.55:536:21
2212.45:536:20
2312.45:546:20
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2612.45:546:18
2712.45:546:17
2812.45:546:16
2912.45:546:15
3012.35:546:15
3112.35:556:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Intense
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286.1Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for ‘Amrān

In seasonPeak

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

‘Amrān sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is August a good time to visit ‘Amrān?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit ‘Amrān for sightseeing.

What to pack for ‘Amrān in August

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

In August, ‘Amrān sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in ‘Amrān in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in ‘Amrān peaks around April 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 13UV 16Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in ‘Amrān 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 ‘Amrān is worst in July — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1444 µg/m³Nov 1921 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar36Poor
Apr39Poor
May38Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep31Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is ‘Amrān?

‘Amrān sits at 15.7°N, 43.9°E, 2,239 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Ḩajjah, 36 km away.

BājilAl ḨazmDhamārAl Ḩudaydah

Topography around ‘Amrān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around ‘Amrān has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m around an average of 2,258 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,131 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,493 m.

The land around ‘Amrān is covered by cropland (44%) and bare terrain (35%) within 3 km, bare terrain (52%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (42%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
278 m
16 km
1,131 m
80 km
3,493 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Ḩajjah 36 km · Sanaa 44 km · Saḩar 55 km · Sayyān 68 km · Bājil 97 km · Al Ḩazm 105 km · Dhamār 134 km · Al Ḩudaydah 143 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 ‘Amrān (15.6594°, 43.9438°, elevation 2,239 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).