Abs (Yemen)

Place in Hajjah, Yemen

Abs

Arabic: عبس

Abs

Location in Yemen

Coordinates: 16°0′7″N 43°11′46″E﻿ / ﻿16.00194°N 43.19611°E﻿ / 16.00194; 43.19611
Country|  Yemen
Governorate| Hajjah
District| Abs
Population

(2005)

• Total| 25,763
Time zone| UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

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.

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

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In 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

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1. ^ Hajjah city, Abs and Haradh districts at Voices of Yemen.
2. ^ 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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