Turaif
طريف
Turaif is located in Saudi Arabia
Turaif
Turaif
Location in Northern Borders Province, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 31°40′39″N 038°39′11″E / 31.67750°N 38.65306°E / 31.67750; 38.65306
Country Saudi Arabia
ProvinceNorthern Borders
Population
 (2015)[1]
  Total91,713

Turaif (Arabic: طريف) is a town in Northern Borders Province (also known as Al-Hudud ash Shamaliyah), Saudi Arabia, close to the border with Jordan. Turaif is located at a bend in Highway 85 as it turns west to Jordan. It is located at around 31°40′39″N 38°39′11″E / 31.67750°N 38.65306°E / 31.67750; 38.65306. As of 2010, it has a population of 48,929.[1] The city of Turaif is one of the cities that have been established because of the presence of the Trans-Arabian Pipeline.

Highway 85 bisects Turaif into "Old" Turaif to the north and "New" Turaif to the south. The largest hotel in Turaif is the Al-Mudwah Hotel and SWISS SPIRIT located along Highway 85 as it cuts through the town.

Turaif Domestic Airport is located approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) from town and has a daily flight to Riyadh. Other nearby airports are Gurayat Domestic Airport in Gurayat (Qurayyat) and Arar Domestic Airport in Arar.

Climate

Turaif has hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification: BWh) with long, very hot summers and cool winters. Frost during the night is common in the winter months. Snow may also fall at times .

Climate data for Turaif, Saudi Arabia
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.7
(76.5)
28.6
(83.5)
32.2
(90.0)
36.6
(97.9)
41.9
(107.4)
44.5
(112.1)
46.8
(116.2)
46.6
(115.9)
43.4
(110.1)
38.8
(101.8)
33.0
(91.4)
26.8
(80.2)
46.8
(116.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.9
(53.4)
14.8
(58.6)
18.5
(65.3)
23.8
(74.8)
28.9
(84.0)
34.4
(93.9)
39.2
(102.6)
37.9
(100.2)
32.8
(91.0)
26.7
(80.1)
18.8
(65.8)
13.2
(55.8)
25.1
(77.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9)
8.7
(47.7)
12.4
(54.3)
17.6
(63.7)
22.8
(73.0)
27.8
(82.0)
30.7
(87.3)
29.9
(85.8)
25.4
(77.7)
19.7
(67.5)
12.9
(55.2)
7.8
(46.0)
18.4
(65.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.0
(30.2)
2.7
(36.9)
6.2
(43.2)
11.5
(52.7)
16.6
(61.9)
21.2
(70.2)
22.5
(72.5)
21.8
(71.2)
17.9
(64.2)
12.6
(54.7)
7.0
(44.6)
2.4
(36.3)
11.8
(53.2)
Record low °C (°F) −12.2
(10.0)
−9.9
(14.2)
−5.7
(21.7)
−1.9
(28.6)
6.1
(43.0)
11.0
(51.8)
14.4
(57.9)
13.6
(56.5)
5.5
(41.9)
−2.6
(27.3)
−8.0
(17.6)
−11.9
(10.6)
−12.2
(10.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.8
(0.31)
9.1
(0.36)
5.4
(0.21)
10.6
(0.42)
5.5
(0.22)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0.4
(0.02)
0.9
(0.04)
12.6
(0.50)
14.3
(0.56)
66.6
(2.64)
Source: Weather Reports

References

  1. 1 2 "Saudi Arabia". Geohive.
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