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Monthly climate in Ar Raqqah, Syrian Arab Republic

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ar Raqqah features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (48 °F) and 33 °C (92 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 46 °C (114 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 201 mm (7.9 inches) and receives 37 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ar Raqqah enjoys an average of 3934 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 44 minutes to 14 hours 32 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ar Raqqah, Syrian Arab Republic §

The warmest months in Ar Raqqah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 33 °C (86 - 92 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 11 °C (48 - 52 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ar Raqqah experiences 179 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 3 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ar Raqqah, Syrian Arab Republic.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 46°C
(114°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average high 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Daily mean 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Average low 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Mean minimum -0°C
(32°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 1°C
(35°F)
Minimum -3°C
(27°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ar Raqqah, Syrian Arab Republic §

Ar Raqqah usually has the most precipitation in March, April and December, with an average of 6 rainy days and 32 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ar Raqqah are July, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ar Raqqah, Syrian Arab Republic.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 28 (1.1) 28 (1.1) 37 (1.5) 28 (1.1) 8 (0.3) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 13 (0.5) 26 (1.0) 32 (1.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 5 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 6

Monthly sunshine hours in Ar Raqqah, Syrian Arab Republic §

The sunniest months in Ar Raqqah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ar Raqqah: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ar Raqqah, Syrian Arab Republic.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 213 255 322 348 395 403 415 386 347 315 270 257
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 0m 10h 52m 11h 58m 13h 6m 14h 4m 14h 32m 14h 17m 13h 27m 12h 22m 11h 14m 10h 15m 9h 44m

Solar UV radiation in Ar Raqqah, Syrian Arab Republic §

Ar Raqqah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the 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 Ar Raqqah UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ar Raqqah, Syrian Arab Republic.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 7 9 11 11 11 10 9 7 4 3