Abs (Yemen)

Abs
Arabic: عبس‎
Abs
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 16°0′7″N 43°11′46″E / 16.00194°N 43.19611°E / 16.00194; 43.19611
Country  Yemen
Governorate Hajjah
District Abs
Population (2005)
 • Total 25,763
Time zone UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Abs (عبس) is a town on the coastal plain of Abs District, Hajjah Governorate, Yemen. In 2005 it had a population of 25,763 inhabitants and is the 24th largest town in Yemen.

The city has been heavily affected by the Yemen Civil War.[1] On 11 June, 2018, a cholera treatment facility, operated by Doctors without Borders to counter the country's cholera outbreak, was bombed by the Saudi-led coalition.[2]

Climate

In Abs, the climate is hot and dry. Most rain falls in the winter. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Bwh. The average annual temperature in Abs is 28.7 °C (83.7 °F). About 70 mm (2.76 in) of precipitation falls annually.

Climate data for Abs
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.2
(84.6)		 30.1
(86.2)		 31.7
(89.1)		 33.6
(92.5)		 36.2
(97.2)		 37.3
(99.1)		 37.2
(99)		 36.9
(98.4)		 36.2
(97.2)		 34.3
(93.7)		 31.5
(88.7)		 30.2
(86.4)		 33.7
(92.7)
Average low °C (°F) 19.5
(67.1)		 20.0
(68)		 21.9
(71.4)		 23.2
(73.8)		 25.9
(78.6)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.8
(82)		 27.4
(81.3)		 26.3
(79.3)		 23.98
(75.16)		 21.5
(70.7)		 19.7
(67.5)		 23.69
(74.64)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6
(0.24)		 2
(0.08)		 6
(0.24)		 4
(0.16)		 6
(0.24)		 0
(0)		 7
(0.28)		 17
(0.67)		 6
(0.24)		 5
(0.2)		 5
(0.2)		 6
(0.24)		 70
(2.76)
Source: Climate-Data.org,Climate data

References

  1. ↑ Hajjah city, Abs and Haradh districts at Voices of Yemen.
  2. ↑ Norton, Ben. "US-Backed Coalition Bombs Yemen's New Cholera Treatment Center, After Unleashing World's Largest Outbreak". Real News. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
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