Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ra's al Khashufah features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (55 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (38 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 406 mm (16.0 inches) and receives 60 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ra's al Khashufah enjoys an average of 3986 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 50 minutes to 14 hours 26 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ra's al Khashufah are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 15 °C (55 - 59 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ra's al Khashufah experiences 156 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 38°C (102°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Mean maximum | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average high | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Daily mean | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Average low | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 12°C (55°F) |
Mean minimum | 6°C (43°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Minimum | 4°C (40°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ra's al Khashufah, Tartus, Syrian Arab Republic with other places around the world.
Ra's al Khashufah usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 11 rainy days and 77 mm (3.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ra's al Khashufah are July, August 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) | 79 (3.1) | 60 (2.4) | 63 (2.5) | 31 (1.2) | 15 (0.6) | 6 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 18 (0.7) | 36 (1.4) | 89 (3.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 11 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
The sunniest months in Ra's al Khashufah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ra's al Khashufah: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 10 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 214 | 267 | 328 | 352 | 399 | 406 | 415 | 392 | 350 | 319 | 277 | 262 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 5m | 10h 55m | 11h 58m | 13h 4m | 13h 59m | 14h 26m | 14h 12m | 13h 23m | 12h 21m | 11h 16m | 10h 19m | 9h 50m |
Ra's al Khashufah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / 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 Ra's al Khashufah UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |