Ha'il
City in Saudi Arabia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Qishlah Palace: Afas1407, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Ha'il is a city in Saudi Arabia, in Ha'il Region. About 605,930 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of Saudi Arabia in our atlas.
It lies at 27.52° N, 41.69° E, about 1,002 m (3,287 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Riyadh time zone.
Location
Red dot: Ha'il. Green dots: other major cities of Saudi Arabia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Ha'il has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 41°C (106°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 3°C (37°F). Around 25 mm (1 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Apr.
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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in Saudi ArabiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Buraydah · 261 km
- Sulţānah · 395 km
- Madinah · 396 km
- Tabuk · 513 km
- Riyadh · 587 km
- Al Kharj · 670 km
- Makkah · 701 km
- Ta’if · 705 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 106281 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q675568 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Qishlah Palace: Afas1407, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium 13 October 2010: Suliman Al-Kurishan from Unaizah , Saudi Arabia, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Qishlah 2: saudipics, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
