Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Salkhad features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (42 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (22 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 246 mm (9.7 inches) and receives 47 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Salkhad enjoys an average of 4013 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 2 minutes to 14 hours 13 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Salkhad 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 6 to 9 °C (42 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Salkhad experiences 148 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 11 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 18°C (64°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Mean maximum | 16°C (60°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Average high | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Daily mean | 6°C (42°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Average low | 2°C (36°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 5°C (42°F) |
Mean minimum | -3°C (28°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 1°C (34°F) |
Minimum | -4°C (25°F) | -5°C (22°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Salkhad, As-Suwayda, Syrian Arab Republic with other places around the world.
Salkhad usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 7 rainy days and 39 mm (1.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Salkhad are July, August and September. On average, 1 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) | 38 (1.5) | 39 (1.6) | 40 (1.6) | 36 (1.4) | 14 (0.5) | 3 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 12 (0.5) | 31 (1.2) | 28 (1.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
The sunniest months in Salkhad are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Salkhad: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 227 | 273 | 334 | 354 | 390 | 398 | 409 | 386 | 349 | 323 | 285 | 278 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 16m | 11h 1m | 11h 59m | 12h 58m | 13h 48m | 14h 13m | 14h 0m | 13h 16m | 12h 19m | 11h 20m | 10h 29m | 10h 2m |
Salkhad 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 Salkhad UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |