Ţurayf climate — normals and trends
Ţurayf (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 69 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (29.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ţurayf averages 13 frost days, 147 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 16 rainy days per year.
Ţurayf has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 19 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.5 °C (on 12 July 2010) and the coldest -9.0 °C (on 20 January 1964).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ŢurayfNorthern Borders Region
- coords
- 31.67°, 38.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.8°C
Average daily high
25.2°C
Average daily low
12.6°C
Annual rainfall
69mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
41%
Average peak wind
22.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
13 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
147 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
16 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.6 cm
Average feels-like high
22.4 °C
Average feels-like low
9.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
77 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
45.5 °C
12 July 2010
Coldest day
-9.0 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
33 mm
29 December 2013
Windiest day
61.6 km/h
7 January 1946
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
5 February 1986
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
31 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-14.8 °C
19 January 1964
Snowiest day
3.5 cm
10 January 2008
Sunniest day
13.1 h
5 June 1952
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 13.2 °C | -1.5 °C | 9 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 20.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 22 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 26.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 4 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 36.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 37.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 38.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 34.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 29.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 24.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 15.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 11 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ţurayf?
Ţurayf has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 69 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ţurayf?
The hottest day measured in Ţurayf between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2010, reaching 45.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ţurayf?
The coldest day measured in Ţurayf between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -9.0 °C.
Does it snow in Ţurayf?
Almost never: Ţurayf sees virtually no snow, with about 13 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ţurayf warmed?
Yes: Ţurayf warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ţurayf?
The wettest day measured in Ţurayf between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2013, with 33 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ţurayf?
The windiest day measured in Ţurayf between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1946, with winds reaching 61.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ţurayf?
The warmest month in Ţurayf is August (29.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ţurayf?
Ţurayf receives on average 69 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 16 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ţurayf?
Ţurayf gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ţurayf?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ţurayf between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2008, with 3.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ţurayf?
Yes: Ţurayf has on average 77 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ţurayf?
In Ţurayf, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 31 July 2011, and the lowest was -14.8 °C on 19 January 1964.
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