According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit Yemen is April to May and September to October. Plan 6–8 days.
Best months for Yemen
- Best months
- April to May and September to October
- How long to stay
- 6–8 days
- Continent
- Asia
What Yemen is best for
Explore ancient mud-brick architecture in Sana’a and Shibam alongside Socotra’s unique dragon blood tree landscapes.
The UK or US government advises against travel here at the moment. Check your own government’s travel advice before you plan anything.
Weather in Yemen by month
Monthly averages around Sanaa; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.
| Month | Average temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | about 14 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| February | about 16 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| March | about 18 °C | little rain (3 mm) |
| April best | about 20 °C | little rain (9 mm) |
| May best | about 21 °C | little rain (3 mm) |
| June | about 23 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| July | about 23 °C | little rain (6 mm) |
| August | about 22 °C | little rain (6 mm) |
| September best | about 21 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| October best | about 16 °C | little rain (3 mm) |
| November | about 15 °C | little rain (3 mm) |
| December | about 13 °C | little rain (3 mm) |
Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).
Good to know about Yemen
- Language
- Arabic
- Currency
- Yemeni Rial (YER)
- Time
- UTC+3
- Plugs
- Type A, G · 230 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +967
Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.
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