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Ar Raqqah, Syria climate
BWh Hot desert
Ar Raqqah has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 39°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 3°C at night. Precipitation totals about 106 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 22 mm while June barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Ar Raqqah climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 12 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 36 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 20 | 14 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 20 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 12 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 36 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 29 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 20 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 39 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 20 | 14 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 31 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 52 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 33 | 43 | 51 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 70 | 65 | 58 | 51 | 39 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 58 | 71 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 52 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 39 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 70 | 65 | 58 | 51 | 39 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 13 | 14 | 17 | 33 | 43 | 51 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 35 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 58 | 71 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Raqqa, 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.