Hadhramaut Governorate · Yemen
al-Shihr travel guide
al-Shihr is a city in Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen, home to about 68,000 people.
- Best months
- January
- Nearest airport
- RIY27 km · Riyan International Airport
- Currency
- YERYemeni Rial
- Time zone
- Asia/Aden
- Language
- Arabic
When to go
The best time to visit al-Shihr
The most comfortable months for a city stay in al-Shihr are January. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; April is the wettest, with about 8 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to al-Shihr: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Riyan International Airport (RIY), about 27 km from the city centre in a straight line.
RIY · Riyan International Airport
Questions
al-Shihr: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit al-Shihr?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in al-Shihr are January. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; April is the wettest, with about 8 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to al-Shihr?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Riyan International Airport (RIY), about 27 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in al-Shihr?
Yemeni Rial (YER).
Nearby
Destinations near al-Shihr
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.