Al Muharraq
City in Bahrain: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Muharraq and Manama: No machine-readable author provided. Leshonai assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Al Muharraq is a city in Bahrain, in Muharraq. About 176,583 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Bahrain in our atlas.
It lies at 26.26° N, 50.61° E, about 7 m (23 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Bahrain time zone.
Location
Red dot: Al Muharraq. Green dots: other major cities of Bahrain. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Al Muharraq has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 35°C (96°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 18°C (64°F). Around 68 mm (3 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 290332 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q270500 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Muharraq and Manama: No machine-readable author provided. Leshonai assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)