Bājil in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Bājil sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 25 mm of rain over about 7 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.

Winter is Bājil's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bājil's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
25 mm
7 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
6.0
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Bājil in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical winter day in Bājil reaches about 30°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Bājil

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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 winter is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bājil weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°102.911.26.3
Feb31° / 22°71.811.55.7
Mar33° / 24°153.511.94.3
Apr36° / 26°235.712.32.7
May37° / 28°267.412.71.5
Jun38° / 29°102.812.90.9
Jul38° / 29°39712.80.9
Aug37° / 29°679.812.51.5
Sep37° / 28°5912.612.11.6
Oct35° / 26°398.811.72.8
Nov32° / 23°163.711.34.7
Dec30° / 22°92.611.16.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Bājil gets around 25 mm of rain over 7 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 8 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early December to 11 h 42 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Bājil

In seasonPeak

None of Bājil's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

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

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

Is winter a good time to visit Bājil?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Bājil for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bājil in Winter

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

In winter, Bājil sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Bājil in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 26°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 45 km away) is warmest in September at about 32°C and coldest in January near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°34°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep32Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec26Warm

UV index in Bājil in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 Bājil peaks around April 10 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 12Dec 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Bājil in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bājil is worst in June — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 31 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateJun 2356 µg/m³Nov 2231 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar42Poor
Apr38Poor
May39Poor
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul55Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct35Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bājil?

Bājil sits at 15.1°N, 43.3°E, 191 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Al Ḩudaydah, 46 km away.

ḨajjahZabīd‘AmrānSanaaSayyānSaḩar

Topography around Bājil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bājil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 190 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,633 m.

The land around Bājil is covered by cropland (64%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) within 16 km, and shrubs (25%), cropland (23%) and bare terrain (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
906 m
80 km
3,633 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Al Ḩudaydah 46 km · Bayt al Faqīh 60 km · Ḩajjah 78 km · Zabīd 96 km · ‘Amrān 97 km · Sanaa 104 km · Sayyān 112 km · Saḩar 113 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 Bājil (15.059°, 43.2873°, elevation 191 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.