Al Kiswah climate — normals and trends
Al Kiswah (Syria) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 168 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Al Kiswah averages 14 frost days, 129 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 35 rainy days per year.
Al Kiswah has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 19 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.9 °C (on 14 August 2025) and the coldest -14.7 °C (on 7 February 1950).
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 KiswahRif-dimashq Governorate
- coords
- 33.36°, 36.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
24.1°C
Average daily low
10.7°C
Annual rainfall
168mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
19.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
129 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
35 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.7 cm
Average feels-like high
22.3 °C
Average feels-like low
8.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
16 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
43.9 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest day
-14.7 °C
7 February 1950
Wettest day
43 mm
18 December 1951
Windiest day
45.9 km/h
23 March 1958
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
10 April 1964
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
10 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-18.9 °C
7 February 1950
Snowiest day
12.0 cm
9 February 1992
Sunniest day
13.6 h
28 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 4 mm | -33 mm |
| Feb | 13.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 26 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 21.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 20 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 25.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 7 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 35.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 36.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 37.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 6 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 33.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 23.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 7 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 14.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 32 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al Kiswah?
Al Kiswah has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 168 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Kiswah?
The hottest day measured in Al Kiswah between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2025, reaching 43.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al Kiswah?
The coldest day measured in Al Kiswah between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at -14.7 °C.
Does it snow in Al Kiswah?
Yes. Al Kiswah gets on average 3.7 cm of snow per year and has around 14 frost days.
Has the climate of Al Kiswah warmed?
Yes: Al Kiswah warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al Kiswah?
The wettest day measured in Al Kiswah between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1951, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al Kiswah?
The windiest day measured in Al Kiswah between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1958, with winds reaching 45.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al Kiswah?
The warmest month in Al Kiswah is July (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Al Kiswah?
Al Kiswah receives on average 168 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 35 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al Kiswah?
Al Kiswah gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Al Kiswah?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Al Kiswah between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1992, with 12.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Al Kiswah?
Yes: Al Kiswah has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Kiswah?
In Al Kiswah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 10 August 2025, and the lowest was -18.9 °C on 7 February 1950.
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