Region · Yemen

Best time to visit Hadhramaut Governorate

This guide covers 4 destinations in Hadhramaut Governorate, a first-level administrative division of Yemen. The largest by population are Mukalla, Seiyun and Tarim. Across its destinations, January is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Seiyun Hadhramaut International Airport (GXF).

Destinations in this guide
4
Comfortable in the most places
January
Main airport
GXFSeiyun Hadhramaut International Airport
Currency
YERYemeni Rial
Time zone
Asia/Aden

Destinations

Destinations in Hadhramaut Governorate

Every destination in this guide in Hadhramaut Governorate, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Mukalla144,137December and JanuaryRIY · 30 km
Seiyun120,137December to FebruaryGXF · 1 km
Tarim105,552December to FebruaryGXF · 25 km
al-Shihr68,313JanuaryRIY · 27 km

When to go

Best time to visit Hadhramaut Governorate

From the climate of 4 destinations in Hadhramaut Governorate with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: January.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January4 of 427 °C2 mm
February2 of 429 °C4 mm
March0 of 432 °C13 mm
April0 of 434 °C17 mm
May0 of 437 °C15 mm
June0 of 438 °C9 mm
July0 of 437 °C11 mm
August0 of 437 °C15 mm
September0 of 436 °C9 mm
October0 of 433 °C3 mm
November0 of 430 °C2 mm
December3 of 428 °C2 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. 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

Airports serving Hadhramaut Governorate

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Hadhramaut Governorate name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

large airport · Seiyun

GXF · Seiyun Hadhramaut International Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 2 destinations0.5 km from the closest
large airport · Mukalla(Riyan)

RIY · Riyan International Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 2 destinations27 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Hadhramaut Governorate, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Yemen

18 Mar · Eid al-Fitr (estimated)19 Mar · Eid al-Fitr (estimated)20 Mar · Eid al-Fitr (estimated)21 Mar · Eid al-Fitr (estimated)22 Mar · Eid al-Fitr (estimated)23 Mar · Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated)1 May · Labor Day3 May · Labor Day (observed)22 May · Unity Day24 May · Unity Day (observed)26 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)27 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)28 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)29 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)30 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)31 May · Eid al-Adha (observed, estimated)16 Jun · Islamic New Year Day (estimated)26 Sept · Revolution Day14 Oct · Liberation Day30 Nov · Evacuation Day

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT). A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.