‘Amrān weather in January

In January, ‘Amrān sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 77% 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 ‘Amrān's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ‘Amrān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:39 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
24%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

‘Amrān is city 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 21°C through the month.

A typical January 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 23°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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‘Amrān weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3919
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69010
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31919

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

‘Amrān gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.3 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 7% and peaks near 9% 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, 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 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 6:35 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:355:40
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311.16:365:41
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711.16:375:43
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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 5.54 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 — January's 5.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for ‘Amrān

In seasonPeak

None of ‘Amrān's seasonal hazards are active in January. 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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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
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Dec

Is January a good time to visit ‘Amrān?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for ‘Amrān in January

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

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

sun protection

UV index in ‘Amrān in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (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 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 ‘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
January 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).