Wadi Al Dawasir (Arabic: وادي الدواسر) is a town in Najd, Saudi Arabia, in the Dawasir valley. The town is the homeland of the tribe of Al-Dawasir.
Wadi Al Dawasir وادي الدواسر | |
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Wadi Al Dawasir Location in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia | |
Coordinates: 20°27′52″N 044°47′14″E / 20.46444°N 44.78722°ECoordinates: 20°27′52″N 044°47′14″E / 20.46444°N 44.78722°E | |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Province | Riyadh |
Population (2010) [1] | |
• Total | 106,152 |
The municipality had a population of 106,152 at the 2010 Census.[1] It is divided into three main neighborhoods, Alnowaima and Alkhamaseen and Allidam.
Climate
Wadi ad-Dawasir has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh).
Climate data for Wadi Al Dawasir (1985–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 35.8 (96.4) | 38.0 (100.4) | 42.0 (107.6) | 43.0 (109.4) | 47.0 (116.6) | 48.0 (118.4) | 54.0 (129.2) | 47.0 (116.6) | 46.0 (114.8) | 42.0 (107.6) | 45.2 (113.4) | 34.0 (93.2) | 54.0 (129.2) |
Average high °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) | 28.5 (83.3) | 32.3 (90.1) | 37.1 (98.8) | 41.4 (106.5) | 43.7 (110.7) | 44.3 (111.7) | 44.2 (111.6) | 39.8 (103.6) | 34.9 (94.8) | 31.0 (87.8) | 26.3 (79.3) | 35.7 (96.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) | 20.9 (69.6) | 24.9 (76.8) | 29.8 (85.6) | 34.2 (93.6) | 35.8 (96.4) | 36.9 (98.4) | 36.8 (98.2) | 32.2 (90.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 23.2 (73.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 28.2 (82.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) | 12.2 (54.0) | 16.1 (61.0) | 20.9 (69.6) | 24.8 (76.6) | 25.7 (78.3) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 18.0 (64.4) | 14.7 (58.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | 19.1 (66.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) | 2.0 (35.6) | 6.0 (42.8) | 14.0 (57.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 18.0 (64.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 18.3 (64.9) | 15.8 (60.4) | 10.0 (50.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | 2.0 (35.6) | −2.0 (28.4) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.9 (0.07) | 0.6 (0.02) | 6.4 (0.25) | 9.5 (0.37) | 2.2 (0.09) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.00) | 3.3 (0.13) | 1.6 (0.06) | 0.7 (0.03) | 0.9 (0.04) | 2.9 (0.11) | 30.1 (1.17) |
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.5 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 14 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 46 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 36 | 45 | 27 |
Source: Jeddah Regional Climate Center[2] |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Saudi Arabia: Wadi Addawasir". Geohive. Archived from the original on 2013-08-28.
- ^ "Climate Data for Saudi Arabia". Jeddah Regional Climate Center. Retrieved March 27, 2016.