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'''Climate Zone (using Koppen Classification System)''':Riyadh is in Climate Zone B | '''Climate Zone (using Koppen Classification System)''':Riyadh is in Climate Zone B | ||
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Revision as of 20:41, 14 November 2010
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Latitude/Longitude: 24°39'N 46°42'E [1]
Population: roughly 4,700,000 [2]
Position in Country: Capital and kingdom's commercial, education, and transportation center. [3]
Climate (avg. in Celsius):
- January
- Min-8
- Max-21
- February
- Min-9
- Max-23
- March
- Min-13
- Max-28
- April
- Min-18
- Max-32
- May
- Min-22
- Max-38
- June
- Min-25
- Max-42
- July
- Min-26
- Max-42
- August
- Min-24
- Max-42
- September
- Min-22
- Max-39
- October
- Min-16
- Max-34
- November
- Min-13
- Max-29
- December
- Min-9
- Max-21
Rainfall (avg. in cm)
- January
- .3
- February
- 2
- March
- 2.3
- April
- 2.5
- May
- 1
- June
- 0
- July
- 0
- August
- 0
- September
- 0
- October
- 0
- November
- 0
- December
- 0
Climate Zone (using Koppen Classification System):Riyadh is in Climate Zone B [5]
Effects on Climate: Saudi Arabia is predominately a low pressure area. The land is mainly desert with not many topographical features. The cause of the stifling climate is the continental tropical north easterly winds.
