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 |
| Governorate | Al Mahrah |
| District | Al Ghaydah |
| Population | |
| • Total | 10,948 |
| Time zone | UTC+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
- "Climate: Al Ghaydah". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
| Yemeni cities and towns by population | |
|---|---|
| 1,000,000 and more | |
| 100,000-999,999 | |
| 10,000-99,999 | |
| <9,999 | |
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