Sunshine Atlas

Taiz weather by month & the best time to visit

Yemen · city break · hot desert climate

Taiz, Yemen
Taiz — photo by المصور أنس الحاج, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Taiz is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with February and March close behind. Taiz averages about 3,396 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in January.

When is the best time to visit Taiz?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Taiz is January, then February and March. The dullest month is July (85/100, 26 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Taiz?

Taiz is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,396 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 14 Sunshine Score points separate January from July. It ranks #5 of 7 destinations in Yemen for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,454 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 49% of the annual 210 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 9999February: 99March: 98April: 95May: 96June: 86July: 85August: 92September: 92October: 97November: 98December: 97JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January99 24° / 75°F11° / 52°F 4 mm9
February99 26° / 79°F12° / 54°F 3 mm11
March98 28° / 82°F14° / 57°F 7 mm12
April95 30° / 86°F16° / 61°F 22 mm13
May96 32° / 90°F19° / 66°F 20 mm12
June86 33° / 91°F21° / 70°F 23 mm11
July85 33° / 91°F22° / 72°F 26 mm10
August92 32° / 90°F21° / 70°F 38 mm11
September92 31° / 88°F19° / 66°F 38 mm11
October97 29° / 84°F15° / 59°F 14 mm11
November98 27° / 81°F13° / 55°F 5 mm10
December97 25° / 77°F11° / 52°F 10 mm9

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Taiz: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Taiz?

Taiz is a city break in Yemen at 1,455 m elevation with a hot desert climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Taiz get a year?

Taiz gets about 3,396 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around January.

When is the best time to visit Taiz?

The sunniest time to visit Taiz is January, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 99/100 (with February and March close behind). Expect daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F.

What is the least sunny month in Taiz?

July is the least sunny month in Taiz, scoring 85/100 with about 26 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Taiz?

The typical midday UV index in Taiz peaks around 13 (extreme) in April, easing to about 9 (very high) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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