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Place in Northern Borders, Saudi Arabia

Rafha

رفحاء

Rafha

Location in Northern Borders Province, Saudi Arabia

Coordinates: 29°38′19″N 043°30′05″E﻿ / ﻿29.63861°N 43.50139°E﻿ / 29.63861; 43.50139
Country|  Saudi Arabia
Province| Northern Borders
Population

(2022)[1]

• Total| 84,536

Rafha (Arabic: رفحاء) is a town and governorate 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 / 29.63861; 43.50139. Rafha had a population of 84,536 at the 2022 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]

## Climate

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Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).[3][4]

Climate data for Rafha (1991-2020)

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)  | 42.0
(107.6)  | 43.2
(109.8)  | 46.0
(114.8)  | 48.5
(119.3)  | 51.1
(124.0)  | 48.9
(120.0)  | 46.5
(115.7)  | 41.7
(107.1)  | 36.4
(97.5)  | 32.2
(90.0)  | 51.1
(124.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 17.2
(63.0)  | 20.0
(68.0)  | 25.3
(77.5)  | 31.3
(88.3)  | 37.3
(99.1)  | 41.5
(106.7)  | 43.1
(109.6)  | 43.6
(110.5)  | 40.5
(104.9)  | 34.4
(93.9)  | 24.3
(75.7)  | 18.8
(65.8)  | 31.5
(88.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 10.7
(51.3)  | 13.1
(55.6)  | 18.0
(64.4)  | 23.9
(75.0)  | 29.8
(85.6)  | 33.5
(92.3)  | 35.1
(95.2)  | 35.3
(95.5)  | 32.3
(90.1)  | 26.4
(79.5)  | 17.4
(63.3)  | 12.2
(54.0)  | 24.0
(75.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 4.9
(40.8)  | 6.5
(43.7)  | 10.8
(51.4)  | 16.2
(61.2)  | 21.6
(70.9)  | 24.5
(76.1)  | 26.0
(78.8)  | 26.2
(79.2)  | 23.4
(74.1)  | 18.8
(65.8)  | 11.4
(52.5)  | 6.5
(43.7)  | 16.4
(61.5)
Record low °C (°F)  | −5.8
(21.6)  | −5.0
(23.0)  | −2.0
(28.4)  | 3.0
(37.4)  | 12.1
(53.8)  | 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 precipitation mm (inches)  | 13.1
(0.52)  | 8.6
(0.34)  | 12.5
(0.49)  | 10.1
(0.40)  | 3.3
(0.13)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 2.9
(0.11)  | 18.2
(0.72)  | 9.9
(0.39)  | 78.6
(3.09)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1.9  | 1.7  | 1.9  | 1.9  | 0.7  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.7  | 2.6  | 1.8  | 13.2
Average relative humidity (%)  | 64  | 54  | 43  | 36  | 25  | 20  | 19  | 20  | 23  | 32  | 49  | 61  | 37
Source: World Meteorological Organization,[5] Jeddah Regional Climate Center (humidity 1985-2010)[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Places in Rafḥā' (Northern Borders Region, Saudi Arabia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
2. ^ Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Housing. [full citation needed]
3. ^ "Average Temperature, weather by month, Rafha weather averages". en.climate-data.org. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
4. ^ "Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". en.climate-data.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
5. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Rafha". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
6. ^ "Climate Data for Saudi Arabia". Jeddah Regional Climate Center. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

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