Turaif

Turaif
طريف
City and Governorate
Location of Turaif within the Northern Borders Province
Location of Turaif within the Northern Borders Province
Turaif is located in Saudi Arabia
Turaif
Turaif
Location of Turaif within 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
RegionBadiyat al-Sham
SeatTuraif City
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyTuraif Municipality
Population
 (2022)
 • Metro
66,004 (Turaif Governorate)
Time zoneUTC+03:00 (SAST)
Area code014

Turaif (Arabic: طريف) is a city and governorate in northern Saudi Arabia. It is part of the Northern Borders Province and is located near the border with Jordan.

Overview

Turaif is one of the cities that were established due to the presence of the Trans-Arabian Pipeline.

Transportation

Air

Turaif Domestic Airport serves the governorate, providing scheduled domestic flights and connecting the governorate to major destinations within Saudi Arabia.

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. The lowest recorded temperature, −12.0 °C (10.4 °F), was measured in Turaif.

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
Average relative humidity (%) 69 62 49 39 29 27 27 27 29 37 51 67 43
Source 1: NOAA
Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity, 1971–1979)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Saudi Arabia". Geohive.
  2. ↑ "The Tapline story: How Saudi Arabia's pipeline built towns in the north". Saudi Gazette. 23 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Turaif". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Klimatafel von Turaif / Saudi-Arabien" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 13 May 2025.