Zinjibār weather in January

In January, Zinjibār sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 7 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 55% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Zinjibār's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zinjibār's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:29 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
39%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Zinjibār is town in Abyan, Yemen.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Zinjibār reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Zinjibār

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Zinjibār weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 22°72.111.38.3
Feb27° / 22°71.511.68.3
Mar28° / 23°62.211.97.5
Apr31° / 25°91.412.36.0
May33° / 28°101.612.64.6
Jun34° / 29°80.912.83.8
Jul34° / 29°121.712.73.7
Aug34° / 29°374.512.43.8
Sep33° / 28°193.912.14.2
Oct31° / 26°102.211.75.8
Nov29° / 24°20.511.47.6
Dec27° / 22°4111.28.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38416
48416
58317
68218
78218
88218
98119
108020
118020
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Zinjibār gets around 7 mm of rain over 2.1 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11326655
21326655
31326655
41327645
51327645
61327645
71427635
81427635
91427635
101427635
111427635
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280122707
290122707
300122698
310123688

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
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412light breeze
512light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:245:39
211.26:255:39
311.26:255:40
411.26:265:40
511.36:265:41
611.36:265:41
711.36:275:42
811.36:275:43
911.36:275:43
1011.36:275:44
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3111.46:295:54

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.35 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Zinjibār

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Zinjibār?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zinjibār in January

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

In January, Zinjibār sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Zinjibār in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in June at about 31°C and coldest in February 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
Mar26Warm
Apr28Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Zinjibār in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zinjibār peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 13Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Zinjibār in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Zinjibār is worst in July — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (October, 15 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1445 µg/m³Oct 2315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul46Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zinjibār?

Zinjibār sits at 13.1°N, 45.4°E, 20 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Aden, 54 km away.

Al BaydaTaizDhī as SufālIbbYarīmDhamār

Topography around Zinjibār

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zinjibār has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 373 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,486 m.

The land around Zinjibār is covered by bare terrain (52%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (45%) and water (34%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (50%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
373 m
80 km
2,486 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Aden 54 km · Laḩij 55 km · Al Bayda 97 km · Taiz 155 km · Dhī as Sufāl 158 km · Ibb 159 km · Yarīm 169 km · Dhamār 189 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 Zinjibār (13.1287°, 45.3807°, elevation 20 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).