Yarīm weather in February

In February, Yarīm sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Yarīm's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yarīm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:31 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
26%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Yarīm is place in Ibb, Yemen.

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical February day in Yarīm reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Yarīm weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 51.211.28.4
Feb22° / 10°71.611.58.6
Mar23° / 11°234.511.98.2
Apr23° / 12°496.912.37.7
May25° / 14°497.112.77.4
Jun26° / 15°568.712.86.8
Jul24° / 15°23823.512.84.8
Aug23° / 15°33827.612.54.3
Sep24° / 13°9311.912.16.8
Oct23° / 10°12211.78.7
Nov21° / 30.811.38.7
Dec21° / 20.511.28.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28911
38812
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68713
78614
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Yarīm gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.6 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, 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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126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:355:57
211.46:355:58
311.46:355:58
411.46:345:59
511.46:345:59
611.46:345:59
711.46:346:00
811.46:336:00
911.56:336:01
1011.56:336:01
1111.56:336:01
1211.56:326:02
1311.56:326:02
1411.56:326:02
1511.56:316:03
1611.56:316:03
1711.56:316:04
1811.66:306:04
1911.66:306:04
2011.66:296:04
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2211.66:286:05
2311.66:286:05
2411.66:276:06
2511.66:276:06
2611.76:266:06
2711.76:266:06
2811.76:256:06

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.3Intense
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126.3Intense
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146.4Intense
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186.5Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Yarīm

In seasonPeak

None of Yarīm's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Yarīm's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Yarīm?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Yarīm for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Yarīm in February

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

In February, Yarīm sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Yarīm in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February 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 Yarīm peaks around April 11 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 11UV 15Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Yarīm in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Yarīm is worst in July — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 28 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1254 µg/m³Dec 1028 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar37Poor
Apr38Poor
May42Poor
Jun52Poor
Jul54Poor
Aug44Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct35Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yarīm?

Yarīm sits at 14.3°N, 44.4°E, 2,626 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Dhamār, 27 km away.

TaizSayyānSaḩarZabīdBayt al Faqīh

Topography around Yarīm

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yarīm has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m around an average of 2,662 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,444 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,735 m.

The land around Yarīm is covered by grassland (46%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (36%), cropland (22%) and bare terrain (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
513 m
16 km
1,444 m
80 km
2,735 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Dhamār 27 km · Ibb 42 km · Dhī as Sufāl 59 km · Taiz 89 km · Sayyān 97 km · Saḩar 113 km · Zabīd 115 km · Bayt al Faqīh 116 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 Yarīm (14.298°, 44.3779°, elevation 2,626 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).