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Best time to visit Mukalla

January is the best time to visit Mukalla for general sightseeing, with average highs of 26 °C and about 1 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 89/100
A beach holiday February sea 26 °C
The least cloud November 17 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 2 mm
Warmth June 36 °C
Cooler weather January 26 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 89 26 °C 1 99
2 February 86 27 °C 1 100
3 December 85 28 °C 1 100
4 November 79 29 °C 1 97
5 March 78 29 °C 2 99
6 October 70 31 °C 2 91
7 April 69 31 °C 1 91
8 May 59 33 °C 1 78
9 September 58 33 °C 1 83
10 August 48 35 °C 1 77
11 June 47 36 °C 1 69
12 July 45 36 °C 0 74

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 26 °C 26 °C 29 % 99
February 26 °C 27 °C 25 % 100
March 27 °C 29 °C 25 % 99
April 28 °C 31 °C 23 % 91
May 30 °C 33 °C 24 % 78
June 30 °C 36 °C 39 % 69
July 28 °C 36 °C 43 % 74
August 28 °C 35 °C 33 % 77
September 29 °C 33 °C 32 % 83
October 28 °C 31 °C 21 % 91
November 27 °C 29 °C 17 % 97
December 26 °C 28 °C 21 % 100

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 36 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 26.2 °C 6 mm 29 %
February 27.0 °C 7 mm 25 %
March 28.9 °C 12 mm 25 %
April 31.1 °C 8 mm 23 %
May 33.3 °C 7 mm 24 %
June 36.2 °C 6 mm 39 %
July 36.2 °C 2 mm 43 %
August 35.4 °C 3 mm 33 %
September 32.9 °C 6 mm 32 %
October 30.8 °C 17 mm 21 %
November 29.2 °C 14 mm 17 %
December 27.5 °C 3 mm 21 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.