Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification As-Suwayda features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (46 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (23 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 249 mm (9.8 inches) and receives 46 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.As-Suwayda enjoys an average of 3988 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 0 minutes to 14 hours 16 minutes per day.
The warmest months in As-Suwayda are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (76 - 79 °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 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, As-Suwayda experiences 160 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 7 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Mean maximum | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 25°C (76°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 (92°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Average high | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Daily mean | 7°C (46°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 10°C (51°F) |
Average low | 4°C (39°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 6°C (44°F) |
Mean minimum | -2°C (29°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 1°C (34°F) |
Minimum | -3°C (26°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in As-Suwayda, Syrian Arab Republic with other places around the world.
As-Suwayda usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 8 rainy days and 42 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in As-Suwayda are June, July and September. On average, 3 mm (0.1 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) | 43 (1.7) | 41 (1.6) | 42 (1.7) | 27 (1.1) | 11 (0.4) | 3 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 9 (0.4) | 28 (1.1) | 35 (1.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
The sunniest months in As-Suwayda are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in As-Suwayda: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 221 | 269 | 330 | 352 | 392 | 399 | 410 | 387 | 347 | 321 | 282 | 272 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 14m | 11h 0m | 11h 59m | 13h 0m | 13h 50m | 14h 16m | 14h 2m | 13h 18m | 12h 20m | 11h 19m | 10h 27m | 10h 0m |
As-Suwayda experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 13, 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 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly As-Suwayda 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 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 |