Al Bāb climate — normals and trends
Al Bāb (Syria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 271 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (29.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Al Bāb averages 13 frost days, 141 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 54 rainy days per year.
Al Bāb has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 18 to 8 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.3 °C (on 7 August 1987) and the coldest -10.7 °C (on 18 January 1973).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Al BābAleppo Governorate
- coords
- 36.37°, 37.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.3°C
Average daily high
24.4°C
Average daily low
13.1°C
Annual rainfall
271mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
21.5km/h
Seasonal range
22.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
13 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
141 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
54 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.9 cm
Average feels-like high
22.3 °C
Average feels-like low
10.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
90 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
46.3 °C
7 August 1987
Coldest day
-10.7 °C
18 January 1973
Wettest day
54 mm
18 April 1975
Windiest day
56.8 km/h
19 April 1958
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
13 January 1968
Hottest feels-like
47.7 °C
22 July 1998
Coldest feels-like
-15.4 °C
18 January 1973
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
8 January 1979
Sunniest day
14.0 h
24 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 3 mm | -49 mm |
| Feb | 12.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 35 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 22.8 °C | +5.6 °C | 16 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 24.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 29 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 31.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 8 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 36.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 38.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 38.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 33.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 27.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 7 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 23.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 5 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 14.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 47 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al Bāb?
Al Bāb has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 271 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Bāb?
The hottest day measured in Al Bāb between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1987, reaching 46.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al Bāb?
The coldest day measured in Al Bāb between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1973, at -10.7 °C.
Does it snow in Al Bāb?
Yes. Al Bāb gets on average 3.9 cm of snow per year and has around 13 frost days.
Has the climate of Al Bāb warmed?
Yes: Al Bāb warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al Bāb?
The wettest day measured in Al Bāb between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 1975, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al Bāb?
The windiest day measured in Al Bāb between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1958, with winds reaching 56.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al Bāb?
The warmest month in Al Bāb is July (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Al Bāb?
Al Bāb receives on average 271 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al Bāb?
Al Bāb gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Al Bāb?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Al Bāb between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1979, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Al Bāb?
Yes: Al Bāb has on average 90 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Bāb?
In Al Bāb, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.7 °C on 22 July 1998, and the lowest was -15.4 °C on 18 January 1973.
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