Béni Saf

Beni Saf (Arabic: بني صاف) is a town in northwestern Algeria, about 80 kilometers southwest of Oran. The town was founded in 1876 as a shipping port for iron ore, which is mined just south of the town. Other products of the town include zinc, marble and onyx, and the fishing industry is extensive.

Beni Saf
Location of Béni Saf within Aïn Témouchent province
Beni Saf
Coordinates: 35°18′N 1°23′W
Country	Algeria
Province	Aïn Témouchent
Area
• Total	61.3 km2 (23.7 sq mi)
Population  (2010[1])
• Total	43,802
	[2]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

The Medgaz natural gas pipeline links Beni Saf to the Playa del Perdigal [es] in Almería, Spain.^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Beni Saf (normals 1991-2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	13.3 (55.9)	13.7 (56.7)	15.3 (59.5)	17.0 (62.6)	19.7 (67.5)	22.9 (73.2)	25.3 (77.5)	26.4 (79.5)	24.0 (75.2)	20.9 (69.6)	17.0 (62.6)	14.5 (58.1)	19.2 (66.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	10.2 (50.4)	10.5 (50.9)	12.0 (53.6)	13.7 (56.7)	16.3 (61.3)	19.5 (67.1)	22.0 (71.6)	23.2 (73.8)	20.9 (69.6)	17.7 (63.9)	13.9 (57.0)	11.4 (52.5)	15.9 (60.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	60.4 (2.38)	42.9 (1.69)	34.8 (1.37)	30.4 (1.20)	20.5 (0.81)	4.2 (0.17)	3.1 (0.12)	2.7 (0.11)	17.7 (0.70)	36.8 (1.45)	62.5 (2.46)	40.2 (1.58)	356.2 (14.04)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)	6.2	5.6	4.5	4.9	2.9	0.7	0.6	0.5	2.2	4.3	5.5	5.5	43.4
Source: [4]

Sources

• Algeria portal

1. Site officiel de la wilaya d'Aïn Témouchent Archived March 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
2. ALGERIA - historical demographical data of the urban centers Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
3. Sancho, Elio (4 July 2019). "Medgaz une dos continentes con la obra firmada por García Lorca". Diario de Almería.
4. "WMO climate normals for 1991-2020: Beni Saf" (CSV). ncei.noaa.gov. National Oceanic and Atmosoheric Administration.

• "Beni Saf". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 October 2010.

35°18′N 1°23′W