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 Region (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]
Rafha رفحاء | |
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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 |
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).[3][4][5]
Climate data for Rafha (1985-2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 29.8 (85.6) | 34.2 (93.6) | 38.4 (101.1) | 41.5 (106.7) | 46.0 (114.8) | 48.5 (119.3) | 51.1 (124.0) | 48.9 (120.0) | 46.5 (115.7) | 41.7 (107.1) | 46.0 (114.8) | 32.2 (90.0) | 51.1 (124.0) |
Average high °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) | 19.6 (67.3) | 24.6 (76.3) | 31.1 (88.0) | 37.2 (99.0) | 41.0 (105.8) | 42.8 (109.0) | 43.4 (110.1) | 40.1 (104.2) | 34.2 (93.6) | 24.8 (76.6) | 18.6 (65.5) | 31.2 (88.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) | 12.6 (54.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 23.6 (74.5) | 29.6 (85.3) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.5 (94.1) | 35.0 (95.0) | 31.7 (89.1) | 26.0 (78.8) | 17.6 (63.7) | 11.9 (53.4) | 23.6 (74.5) |
Average low °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) | 6.0 (42.8) | 9.9 (49.8) | 15.7 (60.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 23.7 (74.7) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.5 (77.9) | 22.4 (72.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 11.2 (52.2) | 6.1 (43.0) | 15.8 (60.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −5.8 (21.6) | −5.0 (23.0) | −2.0 (28.4) | 3.0 (37.4) | 2.1 (35.8) | 17.1 (62.8) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.0 (66.2) | 12.2 (54.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | −3.0 (26.6) | −5.6 (21.9) | −5.8 (21.6) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 14.4 (0.57) | 9.2 (0.36) | 20.0 (0.79) | 12.0 (0.47) | 2.2 (0.09) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 2.6 (0.10) | 12.4 (0.49) | 10.8 (0.43) | 83.6 (3.3) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 54 | 43 | 36 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 32 | 49 | 61 | 37 |
Source: Jeddah Regional Climate Center[6] |
References
- ^ a b "Saudi Arabia: Al-Hudud ash Shamaliyah: Rafha". Geohive. Archived from the original on 2013-08-28.
- ^ Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Housing.[full citation needed]
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(help) - ^ "Climate Data for Saudi Arabia". Jeddah Regional Climate Center. Retrieved January 29, 2016.