Ḩajjah weather in January

In January, Ḩajjah sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 29 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Ḩajjah's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ḩajjah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:40 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
43%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Ḩajjah is city in Yemen.

Density
1,010/km²
people per km²

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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ḩajjah reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12516
22516
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52516
62416
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112416
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212517
222517
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282517
292517
302517
312517

How January really feels in Ḩajjah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ḩajjah weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°298.211.27.5
Feb26° / 18°217.411.57.3
Mar28° / 20°4612.611.96.1
Apr30° / 21°8119.212.34.4
May31° / 23°12221.312.73.6
Jun32° / 24°7711.112.93.9
Jul32° / 24°7810.312.84.0
Aug31° / 24°15521.112.53.6
Sep31° / 22°15722.812.13.5
Oct29° / 20°11717.311.65.0
Nov26° / 18°6214.111.36.4
Dec25° / 17°3610.411.17.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27921
37822
47624
57525
67426
77327
87327
97129
107129
117030
127030
136931
146931
156931
166931
177030
187030
197030
207129
217129
227327
237327
247327
257426
267426
277426
287624
297624
307624
317624

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ḩajjah gets around 29 mm of rain over 8.2 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
425
525
625
725
825
925
1025
1126
1226
1327
1427
1528
1629
1729
1830
1930
2030
2130
2230
2330
2430
2530
2629
2729
2828
2927
3026
3126

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1746461
2747461
3747451
4747451
5747451
6746451
7746461
8746461
9745461
10745471
11744481
12743481
13743491
14642511
15641521
16640531
17540541
18540541
19540541
20440551
21441541
22341551
23341551
24241561
25241561
26241561
27241561
28241561
29241561
30241561
31241561

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
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175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:36 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:365:41
211.16:375:42
311.16:375:42
411.16:375:43
511.16:385:43
611.16:385:44
711.16:385:45
811.16:385:45
911.16:395:46
1011.16:395:46
1111.16:395:47
1211.16:395:47
1311.16:405:48
1411.16:405:49
1511.26:405:49
1611.26:405:50
1711.26:405:50
1811.26:405:51
1911.26:405:51
2011.26:405:52
2111.26:405:53
2211.26:405:53
2311.26:415:54
2411.26:415:54
2511.26:405:55
2611.26:405:55
2711.36:405:56
2811.36:405:56
2911.36:405:57
3011.36:405:57
3111.36:405:58

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ḩajjah

In seasonPeak

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

Ḩajjah's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Ḩajjah?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Ḩajjah for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ḩajjah in January

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

In January, Ḩajjah sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ḩajjah in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 Ḩajjah peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 14Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ḩajjah 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 Ḩajjah is worst in July — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 953 µg/m³Dec 1127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr38Poor
May38Poor
Jun53Poor
Jul53Poor
Aug44Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ḩajjah?

Ḩajjah sits at 15.7°N, 43.6°E, 1,795 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is ‘Amrān, 36 km away.

SanaaBājilSaḩarSayyānAl ḨudaydahŞāmitahBayt al Faqīh

Topography around Ḩajjah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ḩajjah has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 828 m around an average of 1,478 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,768 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,610 m.

The land around Ḩajjah is covered by shrubs (45%) and grassland (43%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and shrubs (31%), bare terrain (29%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
828 m
16 km
2,768 m
80 km
3,610 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: ‘Amrān 36 km · Sanaa 75 km · Bājil 78 km · Saḩar 86 km · Sayyān 96 km · Al Ḩudaydah 122 km · Şāmitah 123 km · Bayt al Faqīh 134 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 Ḩajjah (15.6943°, 43.6058°, elevation 1,795 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).