Ataq weather in July

In July, Ataq sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of July to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ataq's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ataq's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:35 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
42%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Ataq is human settlement.

Founded
1931

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical July day in Ataq reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Ataq

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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 July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ataq weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37426
47426
57426
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87327
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ataq gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.9 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
34
44
54
64
74
84
94
104
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13532294
23432305
33331315
43330325
53330325
63229335
73228346
83227356
93226367
103225377
113124378
123123388
133122389
143121399
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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of July to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:306:22
212.85:316:22
312.85:316:22
412.85:316:22
512.85:326:22
612.85:326:22
712.85:326:22
812.85:326:22
912.85:336:22
1012.85:336:22
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1212.85:346:22
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.12 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 — July's 6.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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46.1Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Ataq

In seasonPeak

In July, 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
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Ataq?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July 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 July

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

In July, Ataq sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ataq in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 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 July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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