Najrān
City in Saudi Arabia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Najran Fort, Saudi Arabia: Irshadpp, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Najrān is a city in Saudi Arabia, in Najran Region. About 505,652 people live in the city proper, making it the 11th largest city of Saudi Arabia in our atlas.
It lies at 17.49° N, 44.13° E, about 1,310 m (4,298 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Riyadh time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Najrān. Green dots: other major cities of Saudi Arabia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Najrān has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 38°C (101°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 9°C (49°F). Around 22 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
- Ta’if · 575 km
- Makkah · 631 km
- Jeddah · 686 km
- Al Kharj · 814 km
- Riyadh · 844 km
- Madinah · 910 km
- Sulţānah · 914 km
- Buraydah · 981 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 103630 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q27174 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Najran Fort, Saudi Arabia: Irshadpp, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)