Zabīd weather in April

In April, Zabīd sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 14 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Zabīd's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zabīd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
6th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:57 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
28%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Zabīd is city in Yemen.

Density
38,956/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical April day in Zabīd reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 1°C cooler than May.

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How April really feels in Zabīd

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 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
30
16 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Zabīd weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°61.411.36.2
Feb31° / 22°61.911.55.6
Mar33° / 24°9211.94.4
Apr35° / 26°141.812.33.0
May37° / 28°71.212.62.1
Jun38° / 29°50.712.81.6
Jul38° / 30°253.812.81.3
Aug37° / 29°405.212.51.7
Sep37° / 29°213.712.12.0
Oct35° / 27°132.811.73.2
Nov33° / 24°51.111.34.7
Dec31° / 22°41.511.26.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Zabīd gets around 14 mm of rain over 1.8 wet days in April. 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 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1231030496
2231130496
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Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:086:15
212.16:076:15
312.16:066:15
412.26:066:15
512.26:056:15
612.26:046:15
712.26:046:15
812.26:036:16
912.26:026:16
1012.26:016:16
1112.36:016:16
1212.36:006:16
1312.35:596:16
1412.35:596:16
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1812.35:566:17
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2012.45:556:17
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.67 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 6.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.6Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Zabīd

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is April a good time to visit Zabīd?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zabīd in April

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

In April, Zabīd sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Zabīd in April

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in September at about 32°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr28Warm
May30Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep32Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Zabīd in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zabīd peaks around April 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highApr 13UV 12Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Zabīd in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Zabīd is worst in July — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 30 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1056 µg/m³Nov 2031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar42Poor
Apr38Poor
May39Poor
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug48Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zabīd?

Zabīd sits at 14.2°N, 43.3°E, 114 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Bayt al Faqīh, 36 km away.

Al ḨudaydahDhī as SufālBājilIbbMochaTaizYarīm

Topography around Zabīd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zabīd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 102 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,873 m.

The land around Zabīd is covered by cropland (53%) and bare terrain (42%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and cropland (45%) within 16 km, and water (31%), bare terrain (24%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
210 m
80 km
2,873 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Bayt al Faqīh 36 km · Al Ḩudaydah 77 km · Dhī as Sufāl 95 km · Bājil 96 km · Ibb 97 km · Mocha 98 km · Taiz 102 km · Yarīm 115 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 Zabīd (14.1951°, 43.3152°, elevation 114 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).