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 | |
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  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
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 Domestic Airport (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) | −8.0 (17.6) |
| 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[2] | |||||||||||||
