| Dhale | |
| Native Name: | Arabic: الضالع |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Yemen |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Yemen |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Yemen |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Dhale Governorate |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dhale |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2004 |
| Population Total: | 21783 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | Yemen Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 13.6967°N 44.7308°W |
Dhale or Dhala, also spelled Dali[1] and Dhalea[2] and sometimes prefixed with Al[3] or Ad[4] (Arabic: الضالع|Aḍ-Ḍāliʿ), is the capital town of Dhale Governorate in south-western Yemen. It is located at around 13.6967°N 44.7308°W, at an elevation of around 1500 metres.
Formerly it was the capital of the Emirate of Dhala.
Dhale has an altitude-moderated hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) bordering upon the hot arid climate (BWh) found in most of the Arabian Peninsula. Afternoon weather ranges from very warm in winter to hot in summer, whilst mornings range from cool in winter to warm in summer. Rainfall averages around 3600NaN0 per year, of which over half occurs in July and August alone due to the influence of the northern edge of the monsoon.
Historically, the Jewish community produced cotton thread.[5]