‘Amrān
City in Yemen: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Amran 02: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
‘Amrān is a city in Yemen, in Omran. About 90,792 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Yemen in our atlas.
It lies at 15.66° N, 43.94° E, about 2,239 m (7,346 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Aden time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: ‘Amrān. Green dots: other major cities of Yemen. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
‘Amrān has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 33°C (91°F); the coolest nights come in Dec at about 10°C (51°F). Around 47 mm (2 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in YemenNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Sanaa · 44 km
- Sayyān · 68 km
- Bājil · 97 km
- Dhamār · 133 km
- Al Ḩudaydah · 143 km
- Sa'dah · 143 km
- Zabīd · 176 km
- Ibb · 190 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 78428 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q172597 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Amran 02: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)