Hawf
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| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Al Mahrah |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 5,143 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Hawf is a district of the Al Mahrah Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 5,143 inhabitants.[1] The Hawf Area was nominated to be a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site in August 2002. Currently, it is listed as a tentative World Heritage Site.[2] It's around 2 hours away from Omani bordering town of Sarfait and it is 180 km away from Salalah, that is one of the biggest cities of Oman.
Climate
[edit]In Hawf, the climate is hot and dry. Most rain falls in the winter. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Bwh. The average annual temperature in Hawf is 26.2 °C (79.2 °F). About 51 mm (2.01 in) of precipitation falls annually. According to UNESCO, The area as a whole including Dhofar region in Oman and Hawf region in Yemen has been described as a center of plant diversity, and as a 'fog oasis' in the Arabian Peninsula which is predominantly arid.
| Climate data for Hawf | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.4 (81.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
31.0 (87.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.5 (70.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
4 (0.2) |
10 (0.4) |
1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
7 (0.3) |
8 (0.3) |
1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
4 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
51 (2.0) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, Climate data | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Districts of Yemen". Statoids. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
- ^ "The Hawf Area". distancesto. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
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