Yemen

Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Yemen

Official name:Republic of Yemen
Capital:Sanaa
Area:total: 527,970 sq km
land: 527,970 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
water: 0 sq km
Climate:mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east
Location:Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
Geographic coordinates:15 00 N, 48 00 E
Comparative Area:slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming
Land boundaries:total: 1,746 km
border countries: Oman 288 km, Saudi Arabia 1,458 km
Coastline:1,906 km
Terrain:narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains; dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula
Elevation extremes:lowest point: Arabian Sea 0 m
highest point: Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb 3,760 m

Map of Yemen

Map of Yemen

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