Al Ghaydah

Al Ghaydah
Al Ghaydah
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 16°12′38″N 52°10′16″E / 16.21056°N 52.17111°E / 16.21056; 52.17111Coordinates: 16°12′38″N 52°10′16″E / 16.21056°N 52.17111°E / 16.21056; 52.17111
Country  Yemen
Governorate Al Mahrah
Population
 • Total 10,948
Time zone UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Al Ghaydah (Arabic: الغيظة‎) is the capital city of Al Mahrah Governorate in south-eastern Yemen.

Transport

The city is served by Al Ghaydah Airport.

Climate

Al Ghaydah has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification: BWh)

Climate data for Al Ghaydah
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 27.8
(82)		 28.2
(82.8)		 30.6
(87.1)		 32.6
(90.7)		 34.7
(94.5)		 35.1
(95.2)		 32.7
(90.9)		 32.3
(90.1)		 32.6
(90.7)		 31.9
(89.4)		 30.5
(86.9)		 28.5
(83.3)		 31.5
(88.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.7
(72.9)		 23.4
(74.1)		 25.6
(78.1)		 27.7
(81.9)		 30.1
(86.2)		 30.7
(87.3)		 28.9
(84)		 28.3
(82.9)		 28.4
(83.1)		 26.8
(80.2)		 25.1
(77.2)		 23.6
(74.5)		 26.8
(80.2)
Average low °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7)		 18.7
(65.7)		 20.7
(69.3)		 22.9
(73.2)		 25.5
(77.9)		 26.4
(79.5)		 25.1
(77.2)		 24.4
(75.9)		 24.3
(75.7)		 21.7
(71.1)		 19.8
(67.6)		 18.7
(65.7)		 22.2
(71.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 8
(0.31)		 4
(0.16)		 6
(0.24)		 9
(0.35)		 1
(0.04)		 1
(0.04)		 3
(0.12)		 3
(0.12)		 0
(0)		 2
(0.08)		 7
(0.28)		 7
(0.28)		 51
(2.02)
Source: Climate-Data.org[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Climate: Al Ghaydah". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved October 30, 2017.


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