‘Amrān weather in December

In December, ‘Amrān sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of December to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is ‘Amrān's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ‘Amrān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:28 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
18%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

‘Amrān is city in Yemen.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical December day in ‘Amrān reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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‘Amrān weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 12th-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 December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
2919
3919
4928
5928
6928
7928
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

‘Amrān gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.9 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:205:28
211.16:205:28
311.16:215:28
411.16:225:29
511.16:225:29
611.16:235:29
711.16:235:29
811.16:245:30
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1011.16:255:30
1111.16:255:31
1211.16:265:31
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1411.16:275:32
1511.16:285:32
1611.16:285:33
1711.16:295:33
1811.16:295:33
1911.16:305:34
2011.16:305:34
2111.16:315:35
2211.16:315:35
2311.16:325:36
2411.16:325:36
2511.16:325:37
2611.16:335:37
2711.16:335:38
2811.16:345:38
2911.16:345:39
3011.16:355:39
3111.16:355:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.46 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — December's 5.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for ‘Amrān

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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May
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit ‘Amrān?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit ‘Amrān for general sightseeing.

What to pack for ‘Amrān in December

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

In December, ‘Amrān sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in ‘Amrān in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (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 December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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