Ar Rifā‘
City in Bahrain: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Riffa Riffa Clock Tower 02: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Ar Rifā‘ is a city in Bahrain, in Southern Governorate. About 115,495 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Bahrain in our atlas.
It lies at 26.13° N, 50.55° E, about 43 m (141 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Bahrain time zone.
Location
Red dot: Ar Rifā‘. Green dots: other major cities of Bahrain. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Ar Rifā‘ has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 38°C (100°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 16°C (61°F). Around 39 mm (2 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 385038 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1771398 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Riffa Riffa Clock Tower 02: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)