Ḩajjah in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Ḩajjah sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 310 mm of rain over about 43 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

Summer is Ḩajjah's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ḩajjah's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 32°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 310 mm; 43 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 3.8; weakest season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Ḩajjah in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.

A typical summer day in Ḩajjah reaches about 32°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

How summer really feels in Ḩajjah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ḩajjah weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 16°	29	8.2	11.2	7.5
Feb	26° / 18°	21	7.4	11.5	7.3
Mar	28° / 20°	46	12.6	11.9	6.1
Apr	30° / 21°	81	19.2	12.3	4.4
May	31° / 23°	122	21.3	12.7	3.6
Jun	32° / 24°	77	11.1	12.9	3.9
Jul	32° / 24°	78	10.3	12.8	4.0
Aug	31° / 24°	155	21.1	12.5	3.6
Sep	31° / 22°	157	22.8	12.1	3.5
Oct	29° / 20°	117	17.3	11.6	5.0
Nov	26° / 18°	62	14.1	11.3	6.4
Dec	25° / 17°	36	10.4	11.1	7.2

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Ḩajjah gets around 310 mm of rain over 43 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Summer

Winds average 6 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min in early June to 12 h 18 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Ḩajjah

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In summer, Ḩajjah overlaps its rainy season and dust 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

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Is summer a good time to visit Ḩajjah?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

6.0

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ḩajjah.

What to pack for Ḩajjah in Summer

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

In summer, Ḩajjah sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 43 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ḩajjah in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	12	13	14	10	10	10	12	12	11	9	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Ḩajjah in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	30	37	39	38	38	53	53	44	41	31	27	27
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	30	Moderate
Feb	37	Poor
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	38	Poor
May	38	Poor
Jun	53	Poor
Jul	53	Poor
Aug	44	Poor
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	27	Moderate
Dec	27	Moderate

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.

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

shrubs 45%

16 km

2,768 m

shrubs 47%

80 km

3,610 m

shrubs 31%

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Summer 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

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.