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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 102°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 37°F at night. Precipitation totals about 4 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 0.9 inches while June barely receives 0.01 inches.
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 (°F) | 54 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 87 | 97 | 102 | 100 | 93 | 84 | 68 | 56 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 45 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 70 | 56 | 47 |
| Avg low (°F) | 37 | 39 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 38 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 54 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 87 | 97 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 45 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 83 |
| Avg low (°F) | 37 | 39 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 70 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 102 | 100 | 93 | 84 | 68 | 56 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 88 | 87 | 80 | 70 | 56 | 47 |
| Avg low (°F) | 75 | 74 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 38 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
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 (mph) | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 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 (mph) | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 9.9 |
| 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 (mph) | 11.5 | 10.1 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
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.