Al Ghaydah

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)

Al Ghaydah (Arabic: الغيضة) 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
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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