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. 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.
Turaif
طريف | |
|---|---|
  Turaif Location in Northern Borders Province, Saudi Arabia | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′39″N 038°39′11″E / 31.67750°N 38.65306°E | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Northern Borders |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 91,713 |
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
editTuraif 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. The lowest recorded temperature, −12.0 °C (10.4 °F), was measured in Turaif.[2]
| Climate data for Turaif Domestic Airport (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
34.0 (93.2) |
38.0 (100.4) |
41.0 (105.8) |
43.0 (109.4) |
45.5 (113.9) |
45.2 (113.4) |
43.0 (109.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
45.5 (113.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.2 (55.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.8 (100.0) |
34.8 (94.6) |
29.1 (84.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
3.3 (37.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.2 (10.0) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.7 (0.50) |
12.1 (0.48) |
11.6 (0.46) |
8.2 (0.32) |
3.5 (0.14) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.01) |
4.9 (0.19) |
9.7 (0.38) |
11.4 (0.45) |
74.3 (2.93) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 14.7 |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Saudi Arabia". Geohive.
- ^ "Abstracts from the Second SASMBS Conference, 7–9th October, 2016, Abha, KSA". Saudi Journal of Obesity. 4 (2): 94. 2016. doi:10.4103/2347-2618.197708. ISSN 2347-2618.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Turaif". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
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