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 was the 24th largest town in Yemen.
Abs
Arabic: عبس | |
|---|---|
  Abs Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 16°0′7″N 43°11′46″E / 16.00194°N 43.19611°E | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Hajjah |
| District | Abs |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 25,763 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
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
editIn 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 |
| Mean daily maximum °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 (99.0) |
36.9 (98.4) |
36.2 (97.2) |
34.3 (93.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.2 (86.4) |
33.7 (92.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
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 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
6 (0.2) |
4 (0.2) |
6 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
7 (0.3) |
17 (0.7) |
6 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
6 (0.2) |
70 (2.8) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, Climate data | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Hajjah city, Abs and Haradh districts at Voices of Yemen.
- ^ 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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