Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Kiswah features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (46 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (23 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 206 mm (8.1 inches) and receives 40 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Kiswah enjoys an average of 3987 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 58 minutes to 14 hours 18 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Al Kiswah are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 28 °C (79 - 83 °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, Al Kiswah experiences 169 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 8 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Mean maximum | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 40°C (103°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Average high | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 16°C (60°F) |
Daily mean | 7°C (46°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 10°C (51°F) |
Average low | 3°C (38°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Mean minimum | -3°C (27°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 1°C (33°F) |
Minimum | -5°C (24°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 2°C (37°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Al Kiswah, Rif-dimashq, Syrian Arab Republic with other places around the world.
Al Kiswah usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 7 rainy days and 37 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Kiswah 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) | 40 (1.6) | 35 (1.4) | 35 (1.4) | 20 (0.8) | 10 (0.4) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 10 (0.4) | 22 (0.9) | 31 (1.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
The sunniest months in Al Kiswah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Kiswah: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 220 | 269 | 330 | 351 | 394 | 401 | 411 | 388 | 347 | 320 | 280 | 268 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 12m | 10h 58m | 11h 59m | 13h 0m | 13h 52m | 14h 18m | 14h 5m | 13h 19m | 12h 20m | 11h 19m | 10h 25m | 9h 58m |
Al Kiswah 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 Al Kiswah 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 |