Sarawat Mountains · Sanaa Governorate · YemenSummit weather, forecast and climate

Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb

3,666 mUltra-prominent peak

Elevation3,666 mabove sea level

Prominence3,311 mindependent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul17°average high

15.28° N, 43.98° EElevation 3,666 mUTC+3 · Arabian Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,666 m
Mid-mountain3,280 m
Valley · Al Ma‘īnah2,887 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb in brief

Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb rises to 3,666 m in the Sarawat Mountains, Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 3,311 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, June is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Al Ma‘īnah, 8.5 km to the S at 2,887 m.

Facts

Elevation: 3,666 m · 12,028 ft
Prominence: 3,311 m
Range: Sarawat Mountains
Region: Sanaa Governorate
Country: Yemen
Coordinates: 15.2792, 43.9758
Nearest airport: Sanaa International Airport (SAH) · 34 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	12°	14°	15°	17°	19°	20°	17°	16°	18°	16°	14°	13°
Average low	2°	3°	5°	6°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	4°	2°	1°
Precipitation	6 mm	16 mm	47 mm	78 mm	82 mm	70 mm	131 mm	166 mm	42 mm	11 mm	7 mm	8 mm
Cloud cover	11%	12%	14%	21%	25%	24%	32%	27%	16%	11%	9%	10%
Daylight	11h 19	11h 39	12h 02	12h 28	12h 50	13h 02	12h 57	12h 39	12h 14	11h 48	11h 26	11h 14
Month score	68	74	73	71	77	81	61	59	86	88	77	69

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,750 m	4,950 m	5,200 m	5,400 m	5,700 m	5,850 m	5,600 m	5,500 m	5,500 m	5,200 m	4,900 m	4,750 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C