Hadhramaut Governorate · Yemen
Mukalla travel guide
Mukalla is a city in Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen, home to about 144,000 people.
- Best months
- December and January
- Nearest airport
- RIY30 km · Riyan International Airport
- Currency
- YERYemeni Rial
- Time zone
- Asia/Aden
- Language
- Arabic
When to go
The best time to visit Mukalla
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Mukalla are December and January. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 38 °C; April is the wettest, with about 13 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 Mukalla: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Riyan International Airport (RIY), about 30 km from the city centre in a straight line.
RIY · Riyan International Airport
Questions
Mukalla: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Mukalla?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Mukalla are December and January. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 38 °C; April is the wettest, with about 13 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Mukalla?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Riyan International Airport (RIY), about 30 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Mukalla?
Yemeni Rial (YER).
Nearby
Destinations near Mukalla
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.