Capital of Yemen
Sanaa
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Yemen at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- Local time
- Asia/Aden
- Country
- Yemen
- Population
- 1,937,451
- Elevation
- 2,253 m
- Airports
- SAH
- 14 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 1,600 km
- 2 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Sanaa, month by month
- Jan23°
- Feb25°
- Mar26°
- Apr27°
- May28°
- Jun29°
- Jul29°
- Aug29°
- Sept27°
- Oct24°
- Nov23°
- Dec22°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 22°C in December to 29°C in June, with about 37 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for SanaaModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Sanaa
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBSanaa
1,600 km
2 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
From AUHSanaa
1,490 km
2 hrs 30 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Aden
- Country
- Yemen
- Currency
- Yemeni Rial YERToday's indicative rate: YER 100 ≈ USD 0.424Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type A and G230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 199policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +967 · On the right
On the map
Places near Sanaa
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Yemen at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)