Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Qurayya features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (46 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (25 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 177 mm (7.0 inches) and receives 35 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Qurayya enjoys an average of 4003 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 2 minutes to 14 hours 14 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Al Qurayya are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 10 °C (46 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Qurayya experiences 160 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 5 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Mean maximum | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Average high | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Daily mean | 8°C (46°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 10°C (51°F) |
Average low | 4°C (39°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Mean minimum | -1°C (30°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 2°C (35°F) |
Minimum | -3°C (27°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Al Qurayya, As-Suwayda, Syrian Arab Republic with other places around the world.
Al Qurayya usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 6 rainy days and 33 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Qurayya are July, August and September. On average, 1 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) | 33 (1.3) | 33 (1.3) | 32 (1.3) | 25 (1.0) | 6 (0.3) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 5 (0.2) | 15 (0.6) | 23 (0.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
The sunniest months in Al Qurayya are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Qurayya: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 225 | 271 | 332 | 353 | 391 | 399 | 409 | 387 | 348 | 322 | 284 | 277 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 15m | 11h 1m | 11h 59m | 12h 59m | 13h 49m | 14h 14m | 14h 1m | 13h 17m | 12h 19m | 11h 20m | 10h 28m | 10h 2m |
Al Qurayya experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Al Qurayya UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |