Rate the climate - Turaif, Saudi Arabia (snow, warm, records)

[Ethereal]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turaif#Climate

Despite the scorching summers, the winters are just beautiful for Saudi Arabian standards.

I give it a C just because there is at least a Saudi Arabian city with actual winters.

[AdriannaSmiling]

Wow-I'm shocked that they actually have winters colder than mine, both average temps and records. How often does snow accumulate there? I'm guessing like once every 10-20 years or so? Like us, they have bone dry summers (although much hotter than mine) and some rainfall in winter.

[PatrickMd]

Winters are too warm. An E.

[Adi from the Brunswicks]

I give it a D. Outside Turkey, no middle eastern climate deserves more than a C, because summers are way too hot.

[alex985]

Cooler winters than I imagined for a Saudi Arabian location, but summers are way hot. I'd give it a D-

[ChesterNZ]

Very interesting find -- a (somewhat) high altitude (~850 m) Saudi climate. I'm not sure what to make of it -- are the chillier winters a worthy price to pay for the milder (but still hot) summers? I think so. I give it a C+.

[deneb78]

C+ I like climates like Jeddah much better

[Alkis]

I didn ;t know that Saudi Arabia had cold places. D from me.

[Walshie79]

B. Those winters are impressively cold for 31N, and it's not even at high elevation. Summers are not as humid as on the coast which is a plus point. Look at those temperature ranges in the autumn and spring months, worthy of a continental climate.

[Wildcat15]

F, despicably arid.