Sharurah (Arabic: شرورة) is a governorate in Najran Province, southern Saudi Arabia, approximately 200 miles east of the town of Najran.
Sharurah
شرورة | |
|---|---|
 Sharurah in Najran | |
  Sharurah Location in Najran Province, Saudi Arabia | |
| Coordinates: 17°29′N 047°07′E / 17.483°N 47.117°E | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Najran |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 85,977 |
It is located in the Empty Quarter desert near the Yemeni border, and functions mainly as a border town. Sharurah had a population of 85,977 at the 2010 Census.[1] It served by Sharurah Domestic Airport, a small airport with services to Riyadh, Abha and Jeddah.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Sharurah Domestic Airport (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.3 (97.3) |
39.1 (102.4) |
42.0 (107.6) |
46.2 (115.2) |
45.0 (113.0) |
46.7 (116.1) |
47.0 (116.6) |
46.2 (115.2) |
45.0 (113.0) |
41.0 (105.8) |
39.0 (102.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
47.0 (116.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.2 (81.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
40.9 (105.6) |
42.6 (108.7) |
43.3 (109.9) |
42.7 (108.9) |
40.6 (105.1) |
35.6 (96.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
36.3 (97.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
30.4 (86.7) |
33.4 (92.1) |
34.9 (94.8) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
33.1 (91.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
4.3 (39.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.1 (0.04) |
1.6 (0.06) |
17.1 (0.67) |
18.3 (0.72) |
4.5 (0.18) |
4.2 (0.17) |
5.1 (0.20) |
7.0 (0.28) |
2.3 (0.09) |
1.6 (0.06) |
0.9 (0.04) |
1.2 (0.05) |
64.9 (2.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7.4 |
| Source: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Saudi Arabia: Sharurah". Geohive. Archived from the original on 2013-08-28.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Sharurah". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
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