Rafha
This article is about the Saudi Arabian city. For the disambiguation page, see Bisha (disambiguation).
| Rafha رفحاء | |
|---|---|
  Rafha Location in Northern Borders Province, Saudi Arabia | |
| Coordinates: 29°38′19″N 043°30′05″E / 29.63861°N 43.50139°ECoordinates: 29°38′19″N 043°30′05″E / 29.63861°N 43.50139°E | |
| Country |
 Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Northern Borders |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 80,544 |
Rafha (Arabic: رفحاء) is a town in the north of Saudi Arabia, close to the border with Iraq. It is located at around 29°38′19″N 43°30′5″E / 29.63861°N 43.50139°E. Rafha had a population of 80,544 at the 2010 Census.[1] After Arar, it is the second largest city in the Northern Borders Province (also known as Al-Hudud ash Shamaliyah). Currently the Ministry of Housing is building over 600 new villas for the local population and others and making significant improvements to the local infrastructure.[2]
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).[3][4][5]
| Climate data for Rafha (altitude: 444m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
36.5 (97.7) |
40 (104) |
40.9 (105.6) |
41.4 (106.5) |
39.4 (102.9) |
33.6 (92.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
30.25 (86.44) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
13 (55) |
16.9 (62.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
29 (84) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
22.84 (73.04) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25 (77) |
23.6 (74.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
15.49 (59.88) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17 (0.67) |
10 (0.39) |
23 (0.91) |
13 (0.51) |
3 (0.12) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
7 (0.28) |
16 (0.63) |
17 (0.67) |
106 (4.18) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Rafha (altitude: 455m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
36.3 (97.3) |
39.9 (103.8) |
40.9 (105.6) |
41.2 (106.2) |
39.4 (102.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
17.2 (63) |
30.18 (86.33) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
13 (55) |
17 (63) |
22.8 (73) |
28.8 (83.8) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
17.8 (64) |
11.2 (52.2) |
22.8 (73.03) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25 (77) |
23.8 (74.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
18 (64) |
11.3 (52.3) |
5.3 (41.5) |
15.47 (59.79) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18 (0.71) |
10 (0.39) |
23 (0.91) |
14 (0.55) |
3 (0.12) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
7 (0.28) |
16 (0.63) |
18 (0.71) |
109 (4.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Rafha (altitude: 441m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
36.3 (97.3) |
39.9 (103.8) |
41 (106) |
41.2 (106.2) |
39.4 (102.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
30.21 (86.38) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
13 (55) |
17 (63) |
22.8 (73) |
28.8 (83.8) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33 (91) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
22.83 (73.05) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.9 (75) |
21.4 (70.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
15.51 (59.91) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17 (0.67) |
10 (0.39) |
22 (0.87) |
13 (0.51) |
3 (0.12) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
6 (0.24) |
16 (0.63) |
17 (0.67) |
104 (4.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Saudi Arabia: Al-Hudud ash Shamaliyah: Rafha". Geohive.
- ↑ Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Housing.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 . Climate-Data.org http://en.climate-data.org/location/551310/. Retrieved 2014-02-23. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 . Climate-Data.org http://en.climate-data.org/location/53600/. Retrieved 2014-02-23. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 . Climate-Data.org http://en.climate-data.org/location/278611/. Retrieved 2014-02-23. Missing or empty
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