Turaif

Not to be confused with At-Turaif District.

Turaif (Arabic: طريف, romanized: Ṭarīf) is a city and governorate in northern Saudi Arabia. It is part of the Northern Borders Province and is located near the border with Jordan.^[1]

Turaif طريف
City and Governorate
Location of Turaif within the Northern Borders Province
Turaif Location of Turaif within Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 31°40′39″N 038°39′11″E
Country	Saudi Arabia
Province	Northern Borders
Region	Badiyat al-Sham
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Turaif Municipality
Population  (2022)
• Metro	66,004 (Turaif Governorate)
Time zone	UTC+03:00 (SAST)
Area code	014

Overview

Turaif is one of the cities that were established due to the presence of the Trans-Arabian Pipeline.

Transportation

See also: Transport in Saudi Arabia and List of airports in Saudi Arabia

Air

Turaif Domestic Airport serves the governorate, providing scheduled domestic flights and connecting the governorate to major destinations within Saudi Arabia.

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. The lowest recorded temperature, −12.0 °C (10.4 °F), was measured in Turaif.^[2]

Climate data for Turaif Domestic Airport (1991–2020)
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)	−12.2 (10.0)
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
Average relative humidity (%)	69	62	49	39	29	27	27	27	29	37	51	67	43
Source 1: NOAA[3]
Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity, 1971–1979)[4]

See also

• Saudi Arabia portal

• Provinces of Saudi Arabia
• List of governorates of Saudi Arabia
• List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia