Latakia, Syria climate

Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean

Latakia has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 88°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 47°F at night. Precipitation totals about 28 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 7.0 inches while July barely receives 0.01 inches.

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 88°F in August.

About 16 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cool

Lows near 47°F in January.

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 28 in of rain a year.

Wettest in December

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+1.4 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Latakia climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	61	63	67	72	77	82	85	88	86	82	74	64
Avg temp (°F)	54	56	60	64	71	76	81	82	79	74	65	57
Avg low (°F)	47	48	52	57	64	71	76	77	73	65	57	50
Precipitation (in)	4.7	3.2	3.3	1.6	1.1	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.2	2.7	4.1	7.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	61	63	67	72	77	82
Avg temp (°F)	54	56	60	64	71	76
Avg low (°F)	47	48	52	57	64	71
Precipitation (in)	4.7	3.2	3.3	1.6	1.1	0.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	85	88	86	82	74	64
Avg temp (°F)	81	82	79	74	65	57
Avg low (°F)	76	77	73	65	57	50
Precipitation (in)	0.0	0.4	0.2	2.7	4.1	7.0

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	7	6	5	3	2	0.3	0.1	0.2	1.0	3	4	6
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	0.1	0.6	1	0.8	2	6	3	2	0.1	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	0.2	0.1	—	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.1	0.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	7	6	5	3	2	0.3
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	0.1	0.6	1	0.8
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	0.2	0.1	—	0.0	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.1	0.2	1.0	3	4	6
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	2	6	3	2	0.1	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	0.0	0.1	0.1

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	62	62	59	60	47	32	34	36	36	46	53	61
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	5	6	6	10	15	14	14	14	10	9	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	10	12	12	14	13	16	15	14	15	11	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	13	13	12	7	2	1	2	2	6	10	15
Relative humidity (%)	70	70	71	74	76	78	81	79	71	65	63	68
Wind speed (mph)	9.9	9.8	8.8	7.9	7.2	8.1	9.1	8.6	7.2	6.9	8.9	9.7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	62	62	59	60	47	32
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	5	6	6	10	15
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	10	12	12	14	13
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	13	13	12	7	2
Relative humidity (%)	70	70	71	74	76	78
Wind speed (mph)	9.9	9.8	8.8	7.9	7.2	8.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	34	36	36	46	53	61
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	14	14	14	10	9	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	16	15	14	15	11	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	1	2	2	6	10	15
Relative humidity (%)	81	79	71	65	63	68
Wind speed (mph)	9.1	8.6	7.2	6.9	8.9	9.7

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Lattakia, a weather station, about 2 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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