Russeifa
City in Jordan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Russeifa1: روخو, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Russeifa is a city in Jordan, in Zarqa. About 268,237 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Jordan in our atlas.
It lies at 32.02° N, 36.05° E, about 614 m (2,014 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Amman time zone.
Location
Red dot: Russeifa. Green dots: other major cities of Jordan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Russeifa has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 35°C (96°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 2°C (36°F). Around 188 mm (7 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
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.
What to eat in JordanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Zarqa · 7 km
- Amman · 12 km
- Ṣuwayliḥ · 19 km
- Khuraybat as Sūq · 19 km
- Wādī as Sīr · 23 km
- ‘Ajlūn · 45 km
- Ar Ramthā · 60 km
- Irbid · 62 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 7838895 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q2361176 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Russeifa1: روخو, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)