Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ra's al `Ayn features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (46 °F) and 34 °C (94 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (117 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 336 mm (13.2 inches) and receives 51 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ra's al `Ayn enjoys an average of 3894 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 40 minutes to 14 hours 37 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ra's al `Ayn are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 34 °C (87 - 94 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 10 °C (46 - 50 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ra's al `Ayn experiences 170 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 6 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 45°C (112°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 47°C (117°F) | 43°C (111°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Mean maximum | 16°C (62°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 42°C (109°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 45°C (113°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Average high | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Daily mean | 7°C (46°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Average low | 4°C (39°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 6°C (44°F) |
Mean minimum | -1°C (30°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 0°C (33°F) |
Minimum | -5°C (24°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ra's al `Ayn, Al-Hasakah, Syrian Arab Republic with other places around the world.
Ra's al `Ayn usually has the most precipitation in March, April and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 58 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ra's al `Ayn are July, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 47 (1.9) | 40 (1.6) | 62 (2.4) | 53 (2.1) | 24 (0.9) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (0.6) | 33 (1.3) | 60 (2.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
The sunniest months in Ra's al `Ayn are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 14 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ra's al `Ayn: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 44 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 209 | 253 | 309 | 346 | 396 | 405 | 417 | 390 | 347 | 310 | 266 | 241 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 56m | 10h 49m | 11h 58m | 13h 8m | 14h 8m | 14h 37m | 14h 22m | 13h 30m | 12h 22m | 11h 12m | 10h 11m | 9h 40m |
Ra's al `Ayn experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ra's al `Ayn UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |