Ibb
City in Yemen: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Ibb Governorate - Yemen - 360° panoramas (2023): Fuad Al-Qrize, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Ibb is a city in Yemen, in Ibb Governorate. About 771,514 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Yemen in our atlas.
It lies at 13.97° N, 44.18° E, about 1,931 m (6,335 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Aden time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Ibb. Green dots: other major cities of Yemen. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Ibb has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 31°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Dec at about 8°C (46°F). Around 171 mm (7 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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in YemenNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Taiz · 46 km
- Dhamār · 68 km
- Zabīd · 97 km
- Sayyān · 135 km
- Sanaa · 154 km
- Bājil · 155 km
- Aden · 161 km
- Al Ḩudaydah · 161 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 74477 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q99648 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Ibb Governorate - Yemen - 360° panoramas (2023): Fuad Al-Qrize, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)