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The average temperature in Shibām over the whole year is 28°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 41°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about 12°C. The rainy (wet) season in Shibām runs from July to October, peaking in October with a 47% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to February; December is the driest month, at 7%. Winds in Shibām are highest in March, averaging 2.6 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in December, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Shibām come in January, when the sky is typically 20% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 45%.
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25°C | 13°C | 23°C | 14% | 20% | 2.1 m/s | 85 | 33 | 50 |
| February | 29°C | 14°C | 25°C | 13% | 20% | 2.3 m/s | 69 | 59 | 29 |
| March | 32°C | 18°C | 29°C | 40% | 24% | 2.6 m/s | 27 | 79 | 6 |
| April | 34°C | 21°C | 32°C | 43% | 38% | 2.1 m/s | 4 | 64 | 1 |
| May | 37°C | 25°C | 35°C | 44% | 33% | 2.4 m/s | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| June | 40°C | 26°C | 37°C | 23% | 35% | 2.6 m/s | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| July | 41°C | 29°C | 39°C | 41% | 41% | 2.4 m/s | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August | 38°C | 28°C | 37°C | 33% | 45% | 2.6 m/s | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| September | 38°C | 25°C | 36°C | 30% | 36% | 2.4 m/s | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| October | 34°C | 22°C | 31°C | 47% | 32% | 2.3 m/s | 12 | 74 | 1 |
| November | 29°C | 18°C | 27°C | 14% | 32% | 2.1 m/s | 57 | 78 | 10 |
| December | 26°C | 12°C | 23°C | 7% | 25% | 2.0 m/s | 86 | 37 | 45 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Year round, Shibām has days of about 25°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 41°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 12°C to 29°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 28°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around October and least likely around December. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Winter in Shibām has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Spring in Shibām has typical daily highs of about 34°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 43% chance of rain on a given day.
Summer in Shibām has typical daily highs of about 40°C and lows of about 28°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Autumn in Shibām has typical daily highs of about 34°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 30% chance of rain on a given day.
The rainy (wet) season in Shibām runs from July to October, peaking in October with a 47% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to February; December is the driest month, at 7%.
Winds in Shibām are highest in March, averaging 2.6 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in December, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
The average temperature in Shibām over the whole year is 28°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 41°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about 12°C.