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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 31°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 8°C at night. Precipitation totals about 722 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 177 mm while July 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 countsLatakia climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 120 | 81 | 83 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 67 | 105 | 177 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 120 | 81 | 83 | 41 | 28 | 3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 11 | 6 | 67 | 105 | 177 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.1 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.1 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 (m/s) | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| 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 (m/s) | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 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 (m/s) | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
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.