Editing Manama (section)

== Geography ==
{{Main|Geography of Bahrain}}

The city is located in the north-eastern corner of [[Bahrain]] on a small peninsula. As in the rest of Bahrain, the land is generally flat (or gently rolling) and [[arid]].

{{wide image|Manama Skyline.jpg|1200px|align-cap=center|A panoramic view of the skyline of Manama from left to right:1. The [[List of twin structures in the world|twin towers]] of the [[Bahrain World Trade Center|Bahrain WTC]].<br/>2. The [[List of twin structures in the world|twin towers]] of the [[Bahrain Financial Harbour|Bahrain Financial Harbor (BFH)]].<br/>3. The [[National Bank of Bahrain|NBB]] tower (short building next to BFH).<br/>4. The [[Almoayyed Tower]] (tallest in the photo, center of image).<br/>5. The [[Abraj Al Lulu]] residential project (three towers) under-construction on the far-right).}}

=== Climate ===
{{Main|Climate of Bahrain}}

Manama has an [[arid climate]]. In common with the rest of [[Bahrain]], Manama experiences extreme climatic conditions, with summer temperatures up to {{convert|45|C|F|0}}, and winter as low as {{convert|7|C|F|0}} with even [[hail]] on rare occasions. Average temperatures of the summer and winter seasons are generally from about 17&nbsp;°C (63&nbsp;°F) to about 34&nbsp;°C (93&nbsp;°F). The most pleasant time in Bahrain is spring when sunshine is comparatively low, coupled with mild temperatures moderated by soft breezes.

{{Weather box
|location = Manama ([[Bahrain International Airport]]) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1902–present
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 29.7
|Feb record high C = 34.7
|Mar record high C = 38.1
|Apr record high C = 41.3
|May record high C = 46.7
|Jun record high C = 47.3
|Jul record high C = 47.5
|Aug record high C = 45.6
|Sep record high C = 45.5
|Oct record high C = 42.8
|Nov record high C = 37.2
|Dec record high C = 30.6
|year record high C = 47.5
|Jan high C = 20.7
|Feb high C = 22.0
|Mar high C = 25.5
|Apr high C = 30.6
|May high C = 36.1
|Jun high C = 38.6
|Jul high C = 39.7
|Aug high C = 39.6
|Sep high C = 37.7
|Oct high C = 34.0
|Nov high C = 28.0
|Dec high C = 22.9
|year high C = 
|Jan mean C = 17.5
|Feb mean C = 18.4
|Mar mean C = 21.3
|Apr mean C = 26.0
|May mean C = 31.1
|Jun mean C = 34.0
|Jul mean C = 35.1
|Aug mean C = 35.1
|Sep mean C = 33.2
|Oct mean C = 29.9
|Nov mean C = 24.6
|Dec mean C = 19.7
|year mean C = 
|Jan low C = 14.5
|Feb low C = 15.4
|Mar low C = 18.1
|Apr low C = 22.4
|May low C = 27.2
|Jun low C = 30.0
|Jul low C = 31.4
|Aug low C = 31.5
|Sep low C = 29.5
|Oct low C = 26.4
|Nov low C = 21.6
|Dec low C = 16.8
|year low C = 
|Jan record low C = 2.7
|Feb record low C = 7.9
|Mar record low C = 10.9
|Apr record low C = 10.8
|May record low C = 18.7
|Jun record low C = 18.4
|Jul record low C = 25.3
|Aug record low C = 21.8
|Sep record low C = 18.9
|Oct record low C = 18.8
|Nov record low C = 11.7
|Dec record low C = 6.4
|year record low C = 2.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 18.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 13.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 14.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 7.5
|May precipitation mm = 8.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 0.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 0.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 0.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 0.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 0.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 16.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 15.2
|year precipitation mm = 
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 2.5
|Feb precipitation days = 1.9
|Mar precipitation days = 2.5
|Apr precipitation days = 1.3
|May precipitation days = 0.3
|Jun precipitation days = 0.0
|Jul precipitation days = 0.0
|Aug precipitation days = 0.0
|Sep precipitation days = 0.0
|Oct precipitation days = 0.2
|Nov precipitation days = 1.6
|Dec precipitation days = 2.3
|year precipitation days = 
 | Jan humidity = 69.1
 | Feb humidity = 67.2
 | Mar humidity = 61.5
 | Apr humidity = 54.4
 | May humidity = 47.6
 | Jun humidity = 46.2
 | Jul humidity = 50.7
 | Aug humidity = 58.0
 | Sep humidity = 59.2
 | Oct humidity = 62.3
 | Nov humidity = 63.6
 | Dec humidity = 68.7
 | year humidity = 59.0
 | Jan dew point C = 11.5
 | Feb dew point C = 11.8
 | Mar dew point C = 13.1
 | Apr dew point C = 15.4
 | May dew point C = 17.8
 | Jun dew point C = 19.9
 | Jul dew point C = 22.5
 | Aug dew point C = 25.0
 | Sep dew point C = 23.7
 | Oct dew point C = 21.5
 | Nov dew point C = 17.0
 | Dec dew point C = 13.7
 | year dew point C = 17.7
|Jan sun = 232
|Feb sun = 221
|Mar sun = 245
|Apr sun = 256
|May sun = 316
|Jun sun = 344
|Jul sun = 337
|Aug sun = 334
|Sep sun = 316
|Oct sun = 306
|Nov sun = 249
|Dec sun = 235
|year sun = 
|source 1 = NOAA,<ref name = NOAA >
{{cite web
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Bahrain/CSV/BahrainInternationalAirport_41150.csv
| title = Bahrain International Airport Climate Normals 1991–2020
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = 10 October 2023}}</ref> Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)<ref name = meteoclimat>
{{cite web 
| url = http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=1500
| title = Station Bahrain
| publisher = Météo Climat 
|language = fr 
| access-date = 14 October 2016}}</ref>
}}