Sanaa weather in August

In August, Sanaa sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 112 mm of rain across 22.1 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Sanaa's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanaa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
22.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:52 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
61%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Sanaa is capital city of Yemen.

Density
562/km²
people per km²
Founded
1994

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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Sanaa reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and on par with September.

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Sanaa 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
Jan22° / 61.611.28.6
Feb23° / 10°61.611.58.9
Mar24° / 12°215.411.98.3
Apr25° / 13°448.312.37.5
May26° / 15°418.112.77.1
Jun28° / 16°17512.97.2
Jul26° / 16°5813.212.86.0
Aug26° / 15°11222.112.55.0
Sep26° / 14°226.112.17.5
Oct24° / 11°101.111.79.1
Nov22° / 4111.38.9
Dec22° / 30.811.18.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 39% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53862
63862
73961
84060
94258
104357
114555
124753
134753
144951
155050
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205446
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225644
235743
245743
255842
265842
275941
285941
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306040
316139

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sanaa gets around 112 mm of rain over 22.1 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 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
166
267
368
469
570
672
772
873
974
1074
1174
1274
1374
1474
1574
1673
1773
1873
1972
2071
2170
2269
2368
2467
2566
2665
2763
2862
2960
3058
3156

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
170300
268311
367321
465341
565341
664351
764351
864351
964351
1064351
1165341
1266331
1368311
1469301
1572280
1674260
1775250
1877230
1979210
2081190
2182180
2284160
2385150
2486140
2588120
2689110
2790100
289190
299280
309370
319460

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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66calm
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126calm
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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 5:48 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:486:30
212.75:496:30
312.75:496:29
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512.65:496:28
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2112.55:536:20
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2912.35:546:14
3012.35:546:13
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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 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sanaa

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Sanaa?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Sanaa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sanaa in August

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

In August, Sanaa sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Sanaa 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 Sanaa peaks around April 13 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 13UV 15Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sanaa 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 Sanaa is worst in July — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1547 µg/m³Nov 2124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar37Poor
Apr40Poor
May40Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep35Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sanaa?

Sanaa sits at 15.4°N, 44.2°E, 2,253 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Saḩar, 12 km away.

ḨajjahDhamārBājilAl ḨazmYarīm

Topography around Sanaa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanaa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 2,266 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,014 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,201 m.

The land around Sanaa is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, cropland (32%) and bare terrain (26%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (51%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
1,014 m
80 km
3,201 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Saḩar 12 km · Sayyān 24 km · ‘Amrān 44 km · Ḩajjah 75 km · Dhamār 93 km · Bājil 104 km · Al Ḩazm 109 km · Yarīm 119 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 Sanaa (15.3545°, 44.2065°, elevation 2,253 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).