Al Ghaydah

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

Al Ghaydah

الغيضة
City
Al Ghaydah
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 16°12′38″N 52°10′16″E
Country Yemen
GovernorateAl Mahrah
DistrictAl Ghaydah
Population
  Total10,948
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

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
(82.0)
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
(84.0)
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
(0.3)
4
(0.2)
6
(0.2)
9
(0.4)
1
(0.0)
1
(0.0)
3
(0.1)
3
(0.1)
0
(0)
2
(0.1)
7
(0.3)
7
(0.3)
51
(2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[1]

References

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


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