Ḩajjah weather in October

In October, Ḩajjah sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 117 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ḩajjah's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ḩajjah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:01 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
41%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ḩajjah reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in Ḩajjah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

October 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 October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ḩajjah gets around 117 mm of rain over 17.3 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 55% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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264
363
463
562
662
761
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1954
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3046
3146

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10541531
20542521
30542521
40643501
50644491
61644481
71644471
81745461
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101745451
112746441
122846431
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1731047390
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2131446360
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Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, 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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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:595:50
211.85:595:50
311.85:595:49
411.85:595:48
511.85:595:47
611.85:595:47
711.86:005:46
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.62 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 — October's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ḩajjah

In seasonPeak

In October, Ḩajjah sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 October a good time to visit Ḩajjah?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ḩajjah in October

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

In October, Ḩajjah sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ḩajjah in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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