Ibb Governorate · Yemen
Ibb travel guide
Ibb is a city in Ibb Governorate, Yemen, home to about 351,000 people.
- Best months
- October to April
- Nearest airport
- TAI31 km · Taiz International Airport
- Currency
- YERYemeni Rial
- Time zone
- Asia/Aden
- Language
- Arabic
About
About Ibb
Ibb (Arabic: إِبّ, romanized: ʾIbb) is a city in Yemen, the capital of Ibb Governorate, located about 117 km (73 mi) northeast of Mokha and 194 km (121 mi) south of Sanaa. A market town and administrative centre developed during the Ottoman Empire, it is one of the most important medium-sized cities in the country.
Ibb has been occupied since ancient times, and due to its strategic importance, the Ottomans used it as an administrative center.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
When to go
The best time to visit Ibb
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ibb are October to April. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; August is the wettest, with about 94 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 Ibb: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Taiz International Airport (TAI), about 31 km from the city centre in a straight line.
TAI · Taiz International Airport
Questions
Ibb: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Ibb?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ibb are October to April. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; August is the wettest, with about 94 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Ibb?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Taiz International Airport (TAI), about 31 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Ibb?
Yemeni Rial (YER).
Nearby
Destinations near Ibb
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.