Dhamār weather in August

In August, Dhamār sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 246 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Dhamār's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dhamār's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
10th coldest
Rainfall
246 mm
22 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:52 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Dhamār is capital of the Dhamar Governorate in Yemen.

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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Dhamār reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and on par with September.

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Dhamār weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 82.511.28.2
Feb22° / 92.311.58.5
Mar23° / 11°285.711.98.0
Apr23° / 12°497.912.37.5
May25° / 14°36512.77.8
Jun27° / 15°193.912.87.6
Jul25° / 15°14916.912.85.8
Aug24° / 14°2462212.55.2
Sep24° / 13°354.812.18.0
Oct22° / 10°8111.78.8
Nov21° / 41.311.38.5
Dec20° / 31.211.28.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43367
53367
63466
73466
83565
93763
103763
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dhamār gets around 246 mm of rain over 22 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 69% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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1868
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2066
2164
2263
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2460
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2657
2755
2853
2952
3050
3148

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17525
27426
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25928
26937
27946
28955
29955
30964
31973

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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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 5:49 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:496:28
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312.65:496:27
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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 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Dhamār

In seasonPeak

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

Dhamār's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Dhamār sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is August a good time to visit Dhamār?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Dhamār for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dhamār in August

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

In August, Dhamār sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Dhamār 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 Dhamār peaks around April 11 at about 15 (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 11UV 15Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Dhamār 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 Dhamār is worst in July — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 28 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1254 µg/m³Dec 1028 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar37Poor
Apr38Poor
May42Poor
Jun52Poor
Jul54Poor
Aug44Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct35Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dhamār?

Dhamār sits at 14.5°N, 44.4°E, 2,421 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Yarīm, 27 km away.

Dhī as SufālSaḩarSanaaTaizBayt al Faqīh

Topography around Dhamār

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dhamār has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 2,424 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 854 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,616 m.

The land around Dhamār is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and cropland (39%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (33%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
854 m
80 km
2,616 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Yarīm 27 km · Ibb 68 km · Sayyān 70 km · Dhī as Sufāl 85 km · Saḩar 87 km · Sanaa 93 km · Taiz 115 km · Bayt al Faqīh 116 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 Dhamār (14.5427°, 44.4051°, elevation 2,421 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).