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Yemen Travel Weather

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When Is the Best Time To Visit Yemen?

The answer to the question of what is the best month to visit Yemen depends on what you are interested in doing during your stay. Here you can see an overview of each month and its typical weather conditions.

Tourist Season in Yemen

The best time to visit Yemen is from November to March.

Along the coast and at lower altitudes it is warm and sunny then, while in the desert it is pleasant during the day, although you should expect that it can be a bit chilly at night (avoid the summer heat, however).

In the San and high altitudes, winter is equally sunny, moderately warm during the day, but you need to be prepared for low temperatures at night and even frosts.

From June to September, it's already hot, especially in the desert and on the Red Sea coast, where, in addition to temperatures reaching 40°C, high humidity additionally annoys. From July to September, the coast and islands are influenced by the monsoon.

Any time is good for a visit to Socotra, although during the monsoon you can hit hurricane force winds.

Tourist season month by month. Legend

Tourist season - time period with sightseeing-friendly weather (or sunbathing in the case of small island countries) for the average tourist. For countries with a large geographical spread, the most visited places were taken into account and the data were averaged. For selected countries, seasonal holidays were also taken into account, as long as they significantly affect the tourist traffic in this period.

The best time to travel, you can count on very good weather.

A good time to travel, however, sometimes there can be some weather conditions that make the visit a bit difficult.

Travel possible, but it is not the best time. The weather at this time can be very unpredictable, with a tendency to be bad.

Travel is not recommended, the weather at this time can make sightseeing/resting very difficult or even impossible.

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Average temperatures throughout a year for Sanaa (°F)

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Sanaa

Friday 29 Aug
Update 2025-08-28 14:29 CET. Powered by Visual Crossing Weather.
rain
73°F
Humidity
50%
Cloud cover
69%
Wind speed
15 mph
Chance of rain
97%

Sanaa

Saturday 30 Aug
Update 2025-08-28 14:29 CET. Powered by Visual Crossing Weather.
rain
78°F
Humidity
40%
Cloud cover
89%
Wind speed
18.6 mph
Chance of rain
87%

Sanaa

Sunday 31 Aug
Update 2025-08-28 14:29 CET. Powered by Visual Crossing Weather.
rain
78°F
Humidity
35%
Cloud cover
75%
Wind speed
20.8 mph
Chance of rain
71%

Sanaa

Monday 1 Sep
Update 2025-08-28 14:29 CET. Powered by Visual Crossing Weather.
rain
76°F
Humidity
46%
Cloud cover
68%
Wind speed
9.8 mph
Chance of rain
100%

Sanaa

Tuesday 2 Sep
Update 2025-08-28 14:29 CET. Powered by Visual Crossing Weather.
rain
75°F
Humidity
51%
Cloud cover
63%
Wind speed
7.4 mph
Chance of rain
87%

Climate and Average Weather in Yemen

General weather conditions each month by city.

  • Sanaa
  • Socotra
  • Shibam
  • Aden
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Average temperature (°F)
Average rainfall (in)
RAIN - Days with precipitation
DAY - Average length of day
SUN - Sunshine hours per day (cloudless weather)

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The icons next to the month name indicate the convenience of the date for visiting the selected area/territory/ country. They are only a suggestion and should not be used as the final criterion for selecting your travel date. The season is defined as the time period with the weather favorable for sightseeing (or sunbathing - small island countries) for the average tourist. For countries with a large geographical range, the most touristic places were included.

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