Khamis Mushait

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Khamis Mushait

Chamis Muschait ( Arabic خميس مشيط, DMG Ḫamīs Mušaiṭ ; also Khamis Mushayt ) is a city in the southwest of Saudi Arabia in the province of Asir . In 2004 the city had 372,000 inhabitants . It is in the Moscow time zone .

The place name has been known since the 1760s. Chamis , the Arabic word for Thursday , refers to the weekly market held here on Thursdays . The city's population has grown dramatically since the 1970s.

Climate table

Khamis Mushait
Climate diagram
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Temperature in ° Cprecipitation in mm
Source: wetterkontor.de
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Khamis Mushait
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 19.9 22.0 23.1 25.1 27.8 30.4 29.5 29.7 28.3 25.0 22.9 20.9 O 25.4
Min. Temperature (° C) 7.5 8.6 10.8 11.9 14.3 15.4 16.6 16.4 14.3 10.6 8.1 7.0 O 11.8
Precipitation ( mm ) 13 3 44 32 28 8th 24 33 3 1 7th 8th Σ 204
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 9.4 8.8 9.3 8.9 9.0 9.4 9.0 7.3 9.2 9.6 9.6 8.9 O 9
Humidity ( % ) 65 52 51 50 44 39 45 38 37 38 56 65 O 48.3
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Source: wetterkontor.de

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