Haql
City and Governorate in Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
Haql (Arabic: حقل, Ḥaql) is a city and governorate in the northwest of Saudi Arabia, within the Tabuk Province. It is located near the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and sits adjacent to Aqaba City across the Jordanian border.
01Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 28,399 | , |
| 2022 | 27,712 | −0.20% |
| Source: | ||
02Climate
Haql has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with most of its rainfall occurring during the winter months. The average annual temperature is 24.3 °C (75.7 °F), and the city receives approximately 24 mm (0.94 in) of precipitation per year.
| Climate data for Haql | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.8 (100.0) |
35.2 (95.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
30.2 (86.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
18.6 (65.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) |
5 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
24 (0.9) |
| Source: Climate Data | |||||||||||||
03Transportation
Air
Haql does not have its own airport. Air travel for the governorate is primarily served by the Prince Sultan International Airport in Tabuk City, the main airport of the province.
Sources and credits
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