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Best time to visit Sanaa

March is the best time to visit Sanaa for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly September to April.

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 March comfort 97/100
The least cloud December 17 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 2 mm
Warmth June 29 °C
Cooler weather December 22 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 March 97 24 °C 5
2 February 96 24 °C 1
3 January 96 22 °C 1
4 November 95 22 °C 1
5 December 94 22 °C 1
6 October 94 24 °C 1
7 April 93 25 °C 7
8 September 87 27 °C 5
9 May 86 27 °C 7
10 June 83 29 °C 4
11 July 81 28 °C 12
12 August 72 27 °C 20

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 20 wet days and highs near 27 °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 21.9 °C 6 mm 23 %
February 23.6 °C 6 mm 23 %
March 24.4 °C 20 mm 28 %
April 25.3 °C 37 mm 34 %
May 27.3 °C 36 mm 37 %
June 28.8 °C 15 mm 43 %
July 27.6 °C 53 mm 58 %
August 26.9 °C 101 mm 53 %
September 27.1 °C 19 mm 33 %
October 24.1 °C 9 mm 19 %
November 22.4 °C 4 mm 18 %
December 21.8 °C 2 mm 17 %

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.