Climate and average weather in Taiz
In Taiz, the summers are hot, showery, and mostly clear and the winters are warm and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Taiz typically varies from 15°C to 31°C, and is rarely below 13°C or above 33°C. June is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Taiz for warm-weather activities are from early January to mid March and late October to late December.
- Hottest
- Jun
- 31°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 15°
- Wettest
- Sep
- 116 mm
- Driest
- Feb
- 14 mm
- Rain / yr
- 589 mm
- 128 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.2–12.8 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 1,400 m
- 13.6°N
- Clearest
- Nov
- 31% cloud
Taiz is city in the Yemeni Highlands.
- Founded
- 1200
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Taiz weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early January to mid March.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Taiz, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Taiz stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is June, with an average high of 31°C and low of 22°C; the coolest is January, with an average low of 15°C and high of 25°C.
Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 15 |
| Feb | 26 | 17 |
| Mar | 28 | 18 |
| Apr | 29 | 20 |
| May | 30 | 21 |
| Jun | 31 | 22 |
| Jul | 31 | 23 |
| Aug | 29 | 22 |
| Sep | 28 | 21 |
| Oct | 28 | 19 |
| Nov | 27 | 17 |
| Dec | 25 | 16 |
Average hourly temperature in Taiz
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on June afternoons, near 31°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 15°C.
Taiz weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25° / 15° | 20 | 4.7 | 11.3 | 8.1 |
| Feb | 26° / 17° | 14 | 3.2 | 11.5 | 8.1 |
| Mar | 28° / 18° | 32 | 7.4 | 11.9 | 6.9 |
| Apr | 29° / 20° | 56 | 9.8 | 12.3 | 5.6 |
| May | 30° / 21° | 91 | 17.8 | 12.6 | 4.3 |
| Jun | 31° / 22° | 43 | 11.2 | 12.8 | 4.3 |
| Jul | 31° / 23° | 36 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 4.5 |
| Aug | 29° / 22° | 78 | 18.6 | 12.5 | 4.5 |
| Sep | 28° / 21° | 116 | 22.6 | 12.1 | 4.3 |
| Oct | 28° / 19° | 63 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 6.3 |
| Nov | 27° / 17° | 23 | 5.6 | 11.4 | 7.7 |
| Dec | 25° / 16° | 17 | 5 | 11.2 | 8.1 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Taiz gets about 589 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 3.1 months, from around Jul 12 to Oct 14, peaking in September at about 77% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Feb 12.
September is the wettest month by volume, with 116 mm over about 23 wet days; February is the driest, with 14 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 15 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 56 | 38 | 39 | 60 | 73 | 36 | 18 | 17 |
| Rain days | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | 5 |
| Feb | 12 | 3 |
| Mar | 23 | 7 |
| Apr | 34 | 10 |
| May | 56 | 18 |
| Jun | 38 | 11 |
| Jul | 39 | 12 |
| Aug | 60 | 19 |
| Sep | 73 | 23 |
| Oct | 36 | 10 |
| Nov | 18 | 6 |
| Dec | 17 | 5 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Taiz collects about 589 mm of rain across 128 wet days — roughly 49 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. September is the wettest month with 116 mm, while February is the driest at just 14 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 48% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 20 | 14 | 32 | 56 | 91 | 43 | 36 | 78 | 116 | 63 | 23 | 17 |
| Rain days | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | 5 |
| Feb | 14 | 3 |
| Mar | 32 | 7 |
| Apr | 56 | 10 |
| May | 91 | 18 |
| Jun | 43 | 11 |
| Jul | 36 | 12 |
| Aug | 78 | 19 |
| Sep | 116 | 23 |
| Oct | 63 | 10 |
| Nov | 23 | 6 |
| Dec | 17 | 5 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Taiz, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around August 24 and lasts for 4.4 months, ending around January 4. The clearest month is November, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 86% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around April 28 and lasts for 3.9 months, ending around August 23. The cloudiest month is July, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 36% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 73 | 78 | 83 | 79 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 70 | 79 | 82 | 86 | 81 |
| Cloudier (%) | 27 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 19 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 73 | 27 |
| Feb | 78 | 22 |
| Mar | 83 | 17 |
| Apr | 79 | 21 |
| May | 70 | 30 |
| Jun | 69 | 31 |
| Jul | 64 | 36 |
| Aug | 70 | 30 |
| Sep | 79 | 21 |
| Oct | 82 | 18 |
| Nov | 86 | 14 |
| Dec | 81 | 19 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 3, brings about 12 h 48 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 11 h 12 min — a swing of roughly 1 h 36 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.2 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:35 | 6:32 | 6:16 | 5:55 | 5:41 | 5:40 | 5:48 | 5:54 | 5:56 | 5:58 | 6:08 | 6:24 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:52 | 6:05 | 6:11 | 6:13 | 6:19 | 6:28 | 6:31 | 6:22 | 6:00 | 5:40 | 5:30 | 5:36 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.3 | 6:35 | 5:52 |
| Feb | 11.5 | 6:32 | 6:05 |
| Mar | 11.9 | 6:16 | 6:11 |
| Apr | 12.3 | 5:55 | 6:13 |
| May | 12.6 | 5:41 | 6:19 |
| Jun | 12.8 | 5:40 | 6:28 |
| Jul | 12.7 | 5:48 | 6:31 |
| Aug | 12.5 | 5:54 | 6:22 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 5:56 | 6:00 |
| Oct | 11.7 | 5:58 | 5:40 |
| Nov | 11.4 | 6:08 | 5:30 |
| Dec | 11.2 | 6:24 | 5:36 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Taiz averages about 16 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 9 and 22 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 3.3 months, from around Oct 5 to Jan 11. The sunniest month is November, with roughly 21 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is July, down near 10 sunny days — about 52% fewer than the November peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 17 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Bright |
| Feb | 17 | Bright |
| Mar | 20 | Bright |
| Apr | 16 | Bright |
| May | 13 | Mixed |
| Jun | 12 | Mixed |
| Jul | 10 | Mixed |
| Aug | 12 | Mixed |
| Sep | 13 | Mixed |
| Oct | 19 | Bright |
| Nov | 20 | Bright |
| Dec | 19 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Taiz, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 5.5 months, from around April 27 to October 9. The muggiest month is August, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 97% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 10 to April 26, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 88% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 45 | 49 | 49 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 49 | 41 |
| Comfortable (%) | 42 | 34 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 44 |
| Humid (%) | 12 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 40 | 43 | 28 | 40 | 30 | 17 | 15 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 66 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 49 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 49 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| Apr | 39 | 20 | 26 | 15 | 0 |
| May | 15 | 17 | 32 | 36 | 1 |
| Jun | 5 | 20 | 40 | 34 | 1 |
| Jul | 4 | 21 | 43 | 31 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 3 | 28 | 66 | 2 |
| Sep | 1 | 7 | 40 | 52 | 1 |
| Oct | 31 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 0 |
| Nov | 49 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec | 41 | 44 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Taiz is typically calm, near 6 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 2.7 months, from around Jun 11 to Aug 30. The windiest month is July, averaging about 9 km/h (calm).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Aug 31 to Feb 25, with October the calmest month at about 5 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | calm |
| Feb | 6 | calm |
| Mar | 7 | calm |
| Apr | 7 | calm |
| May | 5 | calm |
| Jun | 7 | calm |
| Jul | 9 | calm |
| Aug | 7 | calm |
| Sep | 5 | calm |
| Oct | 5 | calm |
| Nov | 6 | calm |
| Dec | 5 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Taiz
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Taiz sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.
Best time to visit Taiz
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Taiz throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid March, Taiz is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Taiz for general outdoor tourist activities is from late October to mid March, with a peak score in the first week of January.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 8.1 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Rating | ideal | ideal | good | good | fair | fair | fair | fair | fair | good | ideal | ideal |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.1 | ideal |
| Feb | 8.1 | ideal |
| Mar | 6.9 | good |
| Apr | 5.6 | good |
| May | 4.3 | fair |
| Jun | 4.3 | fair |
| Jul | 4.5 | fair |
| Aug | 4.5 | fair |
| Sep | 4.4 | fair |
| Oct | 6.2 | good |
| Nov | 7.7 | ideal |
| Dec | 8.1 | ideal |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Taiz for hot-weather activities run from mid June to mid July and again from mid October to early May, with a peak score in the first week of November.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Taiz, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around June (highs near 31°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 25°C), pack light clothes and sun protection.
In June, Taiz sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Taiz by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Taiz peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | 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 | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 9 | Very high |
| Dec | 8 | Very high |
Average hourly UV index in Taiz
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in April the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7 | 6.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | 5 |
| Feb | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 8 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| May | 8.5 | 6 |
| Jun | 8 | 6 |
| Jul | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| Aug | 8 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 8 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 7 | 4.5 |
| Dec | 6.5 | 4 |
Air quality in Taiz by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Taiz is worst in July — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 25 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) | 31 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 56 | 57 | 46 | 44 | 31 | 25 | 27 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | Moderate |
| Feb | 35 | Moderate |
| Mar | 34 | Moderate |
| Apr | 32 | Moderate |
| May | 38 | Poor |
| Jun | 56 | Unhealthy |
| Jul | 57 | Unhealthy |
| Aug | 46 | Poor |
| Sep | 44 | Poor |
| Oct | 31 | Moderate |
| Nov | 25 | Moderate |
| Dec | 27 | Moderate |
Growing season
Taiz is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Taiz banks about 4,976 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around June.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 309 | 317 | 409 | 437 | 481 | 503 | 518 | 480 | 436 | 412 | 354 | 320 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 309 |
| Feb | 317 |
| Mar | 409 |
| Apr | 437 |
| May | 481 |
| Jun | 503 |
| Jul | 518 |
| Aug | 480 |
| Sep | 436 |
| Oct | 412 |
| Nov | 354 |
| Dec | 320 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Taiz receives about 5.8 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 5.2 and 6.7 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 3.5 months, from around Feb 16 to Jun 1. The brightest month is April, averaging about 6.7 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is January, down near 5.2 kWh/m² — roughly 21% less than the April peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.2 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.8 | Bright |
| Mar | 6.4 | Intense |
| Apr | 6.7 | Intense |
| May | 6.3 | Intense |
| Jun | 5.6 | Bright |
| Jul | 5.5 | Bright |
| Aug | 5.6 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.6 | Bright |
| Oct | 5.9 | Bright |
| Nov | 5.7 | Bright |
| Dec | 5.2 | Bright |
Where is Taiz?
Taiz sits at 13.6°N, 44.0°E, 1,400 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Dhī as Sufāl, 30 km away.
Topography around Taiz
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Taiz.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Taiz has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 983 m around an average of 1,378 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,051 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,224 m.
The land around Taiz is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%), grassland (27%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and bare terrain (31%) within 80 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 Taiz (13.5795°, 44.0209°, elevation 1,400 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).