MANARAT AL-RIYADH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

SOCIAL STUDIES (SSA) // SUMMARY SHEET 7 (2022-23)

NAME: ________________________________ GRADE: 9

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Climate of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is characterized by a desert climate, with the exception of the southwestern part of the country,
which exhibits a semi-arid climate. Summers in the central region are extremely hot and dry, ranging from
27°C to 43°C in the inland areas and 27°C to 38°C in coastal areas. In winter, the temperature ranges between
8°C to 20°C in the interior parts while higher temperatures (19°C - 29°C) have been recorded in the coastal
areas of Red Sea. The average annual rainfall in most parts of the country is below 150 mm throughout the
year except the southwestern part where the rainfall occurs between 400 – 600 mm annually. The climate of
Saudi Arabia is marked by high temperatures during the day and low temperatures at night.

There are three climatic zones in the kingdom: (1) desert almost everywhere, (2) steppe along the western
highlands, forming a strip less than 100 miles (160 km) wide in the north but becoming almost 300 miles (480
km) wide at the latitude of Makkah, and (3) a small area of humid and mild temperature conditions, with long
summers, in the highlands just north of Yemen.
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