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Damascus, Syria climate
BWh Hot desert
Damascus has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 37°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 3°C at night. Precipitation totals about 47 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 17 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 figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsDamascus climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 21 | 16 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 8 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 11 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 11 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 35 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 8 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 11 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 38 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 21 | 16 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 11 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 5 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0.4 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 22 | 24 | 19 | 5 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 54 | 54 | 49 | 46 | 35 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 34 | 44 | 51 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 73 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 61 | 73 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 54 | 54 | 49 | 46 | 35 | 16 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 3 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 73 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 34 | 44 | 51 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 29 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 34 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 61 | 73 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.4 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 5 years of daily observations at Damascus Intl, a weather station, about 24 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.