Big Ben Aden
Big Ben Aden is a clock tower in Aden, Yemen. It is one of the 12 most popular sights in the country on this website and ranks 10th among Yemen's sights for English Wikipedia lookups.
Planning a visit
The weather is warmest from June to August, with average temperatures around 30 °C to 31 °C. The driest months are January and February, which have about 1 rainy day each. Rainfall is generally low throughout the year, with most months seeing about 7 mm of rain.
Aden International Airport is 7 km from the tower, and the site is 298 km from Sanaa. Visitors can combine a trip to the clock tower with visits to the Cisterns of Tawila, which is 5.1 km away, or Sira Fortress, located 7.2 km from the site.
Weather by month
The warmest month is June, averaging 31 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature, °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
| Rainfall, mm | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Rainy days | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
