Ataq weather in August

In August, Ataq sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 12 mm of rain across 4.4 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 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Ataq's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ataq's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:42 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
37%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Ataq is human settlement.

Founded
1931

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 35°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ataq reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Ataq

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.

Ataq 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° / 12°10.211.29.4
Feb27° / 13°30.311.58.8
Mar30° / 16°41.111.97.0
Apr32° / 18°51.112.35.4
May34° / 21°30.912.73.9
Jun36° / 23°70.712.82.8
Jul36° / 24°71.912.82.7
Aug35° / 23°124.412.53.1
Sep34° / 21°31.112.14.0
Oct30° / 17°50.611.76.4
Nov27° / 14°10.211.38.8
Dec25° / 13°0011.29.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ataq gets around 12 mm of rain over 4.4 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 14% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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812175120
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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:39 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:396:18
212.65:396:18
312.65:406:18
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512.65:406:17
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ataq

In seasonPeak

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

Ataq sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Jun
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Sep
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Nov
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Is August a good time to visit Ataq?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ataq. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ataq in August

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

In August, Ataq sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ataq 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 Ataq peaks around April 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 15UV 13Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ataq 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 Ataq is worst in July — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (October, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1342 µg/m³Oct 2417 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul43Poor
Aug30Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ataq?

Ataq sits at 14.5°N, 46.8°E, 1,148 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Al Bayda, 149 km away.

Al BaydaMa'ribZinjibārMukallaDhamārYarīmLaḩijGhayl Bā Wazīr

Topography around Ataq

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ataq has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 1,140 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 647 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,210 m.

The land around Ataq is covered by bare terrain (86%) within 3 km, bare terrain (96%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
647 m
80 km
2,210 m
shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Al Bayda 149 km · Ma'rib 192 km · Zinjibār 222 km · Mukalla 247 km · Dhamār 261 km · Yarīm 266 km · Laḩij 267 km · Ghayl Bā Wazīr 274 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 Ataq (14.5377°, 46.8319°, elevation 1,148 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).