Sayyān
City in Yemen: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Sayyān is a city in Yemen, in Sanaa Governorate. About 69,404 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Yemen in our atlas.
It lies at 15.17° N, 44.32° E, about 2,482 m (8,143 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Aden time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Sayyān. Green dots: other major cities of Yemen. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Sayyān has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Dec at about 5°C (41°F). Around 45 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.
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- Sanaa · 24 km
- ‘Amrān · 68 km
- Dhamār · 70 km
- Bājil · 112 km
- Ibb · 135 km
- Al Ḩudaydah · 153 km
- Zabīd · 153 km
- Taiz · 180 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 70979 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3474752 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.