Mukalla weather in July

In July, Mukalla sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of July to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mukalla's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mukalla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
29°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:26 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
38%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Mukalla is City in Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen.

Density
303/km²
people per km²
Founded
1035

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical July day in Mukalla reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Mukalla

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
20 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mukalla weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 19°50.811.28.9
Feb26° / 20°7111.58.7
Mar28° / 22°132.211.97.9
Apr30° / 24°81.312.36.5
May32° / 26°61.312.74.9
Jun36° / 28°70.812.82.9
Jul35° / 29°30.612.83.0
Aug35° / 28°30.612.53.5
Sep32° / 26°61.512.14.8
Oct30° / 24°151.511.76.6
Nov28° / 22°120.911.38.0
Dec26° / 20°20.511.28.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47426
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mukalla gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1350443
2349453
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4347463
5347473
6346473
7346483
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10344512
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30139573
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Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of July to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:216:12
212.85:226:12
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512.85:226:13
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.41 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Mukalla

In seasonPeak

In July, Mukalla sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Mukalla?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mukalla. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mukalla in July

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

In July, Mukalla sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mukalla in July

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Warm
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Mukalla in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 Mukalla peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 16UV 13Dec 12UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Mukalla in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mukalla is worst in July — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.1× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodModerateJul 1537 µg/m³Oct 1810 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul38Poor
Aug26Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mukalla?

Mukalla sits at 14.5°N, 49.1°E, 39 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Ghayl Bā Wazīr, 37 km away.

AtaqEl DibirAl BaydaMa'ribZinjibār

Topography around Mukalla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mukalla has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,299 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,142 m.

The land around Mukalla is covered by bare terrain (59%) and water (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and water (41%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (68%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
388 m
16 km
1,299 m
80 km
2,142 m
shrubsartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Ghayl Bā Wazīr 37 km · Ataq 247 km · Qandala 351 km · Bosaso 362 km · El Dibir 383 km · Al Bayda 388 km · Ma'rib 421 km · Zinjibār 434 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 Mukalla (14.5425°, 49.1242°, elevation 39 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).