Al-Tabqa climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Al-Tabqa?

Al-Tabqa has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 182 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al-Tabqa?

The hottest day measured in Al-Tabqa between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1998, reaching 46.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Al-Tabqa?

The coldest day measured in Al-Tabqa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1942, at -7.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Al-Tabqa?

Yes. Al-Tabqa gets on average 1.7 cm of snow per year and has around 7 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Al-Tabqa warmed?

Yes: Al-Tabqa warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Al-Tabqa?

The wettest day measured in Al-Tabqa between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1972, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Al-Tabqa?

The windiest day measured in Al-Tabqa between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1946, with winds reaching 66.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Al-Tabqa?

The warmest month in Al-Tabqa is July (30.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Al-Tabqa?

Al-Tabqa receives on average 182 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 40 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Al-Tabqa?

Al-Tabqa gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Al-Tabqa (Syria) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 182 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 (30.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Al-Tabqa averages 7 frost days, 150 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 40 rainy days per year.

Al-Tabqa has warmed by +2.0 °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 11 to 3 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 46.4 °C (on 23 July 1998) and the coldest -7.2 °C (on 5 January 1942).

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-TabqaRaqqa Governorate

coords: 35.84°, 38.55°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.4°C

Average daily high

25.4°C

Average daily low

14.2°C

Annual rainfall

182mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

54%

Average peak wind

22.5km/h

Seasonal range

23.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

7 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

150 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

40 d/yr

Annual snowfall

1.7 cm

Average feels-like high

23.0 °C

Average feels-like low

11.7 °C

Average peak gust

36.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

112 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

46.4 °C

23 July 1998

Coldest day

-7.2 °C

5 January 1942

Wettest day

42 mm

15 March 1972

Windiest day

66.7 km/h

9 January 1946

Strongest gust

103.0 km/h

19 April 1958

Hottest feels-like

48.0 °C

24 July 1998

Coldest feels-like

-12.5 °C

14 January 1950

Snowiest day

13.0 cm

18 December 1971

Sunniest day

13.7 h

24 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	44.7 °C9 August 2025	-3.6 °C25 February 2025	21.0 °C	100 mm	157	5
2024	43.9 °C20 June 2024	0.8 °C15 December 2024	21.3 °C	167 mm	165	0
2023	46.2 °C14 August 2023	-0.6 °C18 February 2023	21.0 °C	201 mm	159	1
2022	42.8 °C2 June 2022	0.0 °C18 January 2022	20.7 °C	179 mm	159	0
2021	42.6 °C19 July 2021	0.3 °C23 January 2021	21.2 °C	83 mm	172	0
2020	44.2 °C28 July 2020	-5.4 °C11 February 2020	21.0 °C	203 mm	169	3
2019	43.8 °C26 June 2019	0.5 °C19 January 2019	20.6 °C	251 mm	162	0
2018	40.3 °C8 June 2018	3.0 °C29 December 2018	21.3 °C	295 mm	167	0
2017	44.4 °C3 July 2017	-2.4 °C1 February 2017	20.8 °C	121 mm	151	6
2016	42.9 °C25 August 2016	-3.4 °C28 January 2016	21.1 °C	87 mm	165	5
2015	43.6 °C4 August 2015	-1.6 °C10 January 2015	20.8 °C	153 mm	165	3
2014	43.0 °C26 August 2014	-0.1 °C4 February 2014	20.9 °C	214 mm	157	1
2013	41.5 °C28 June 2013	-0.8 °C11 January 2013	20.6 °C	150 mm	160	3
2012	44.6 °C16 June 2012	-2.0 °C20 January 2012	20.5 °C	214 mm	161	3
2011	42.9 °C28 July 2011	0.2 °C3 February 2011	19.4 °C	178 mm	140	0
2010	45.5 °C31 July 2010	-1.6 °C27 January 2010	21.6 °C	104 mm	165	2
2009	41.3 °C25 June 2009	-3.2 °C2 January 2009	20.2 °C	125 mm	153	6
2008	43.7 °C21 August 2008	-5.1 °C16 January 2008	20.2 °C	81 mm	151	20
2007	43.8 °C28 July 2007	-2.2 °C31 December 2007	19.9 °C	149 mm	156	11
2006	43.1 °C5 June 2006	-1.4 °C17 February 2006	19.8 °C	156 mm	155	5
2005	41.9 °C12 July 2005	-1.0 °C11 February 2005	19.5 °C	112 mm	150	3
2004	43.5 °C7 July 2004	-2.7 °C18 December 2004	19.6 °C	245 mm	158	4
2003	43.2 °C5 July 2003	1.4 °C21 December 2003	19.8 °C	220 mm	163	0
2002	43.9 °C31 July 2002	-0.5 °C14 December 2002	19.8 °C	200 mm	150	4
2001	43.2 °C23 July 2001	0.1 °C21 December 2001	20.3 °C	252 mm	156	0
2000	45.8 °C31 July 2000	-1.1 °C17 January 2000	20.0 °C	189 mm	151	1
1999	43.8 °C19 August 1999	1.0 °C5 December 1999	20.4 °C	104 mm	165	0
1998	46.4 °C23 July 1998	-1.1 °C10 February 1998	20.6 °C	132 mm	158	1
1997	41.4 °C21 June 1997	-3.8 °C7 February 1997	18.8 °C	205 mm	157	15
1996	43.0 °C11 July 1996	-0.7 °C3 February 1996	19.6 °C	303 mm	158	1
1995	41.7 °C24 May 1995	-0.5 °C27 November 1995	19.5 °C	114 mm	145	1
1994	43.6 °C15 August 1994	-1.9 °C7 December 1994	20.1 °C	237 mm	164	3
1993	42.9 °C30 July 1993	-3.1 °C14 February 1993	18.8 °C	218 mm	156	10
1992	41.9 °C14 August 1992	-3.5 °C9 February 1992	17.9 °C	189 mm	143	28
1991	41.4 °C24 June 1991	-2.4 °C5 February 1991	19.2 °C	165 mm	142	9
1990	41.7 °C31 May 1990	-3.5 °C13 January 1990	19.4 °C	87 mm	147	13
1989	42.1 °C16 July 1989	-2.8 °C3 February 1989	19.4 °C	151 mm	163	20
1988	41.0 °C6 July 1988	-1.7 °C29 December 1988	18.8 °C	367 mm	142	2
1987	46.2 °C8 August 1987	-0.7 °C28 December 1987	19.1 °C	218 mm	145	1
1986	41.8 °C22 July 1986	-2.9 °C24 January 1986	19.3 °C	192 mm	141	6
1985	43.2 °C14 August 1985	-5.0 °C23 February 1985	19.0 °C	199 mm	150	23
1984	41.0 °C5 July 1984	0.2 °C8 December 1984	18.7 °C	208 mm	153	0
1983	40.4 °C12 July 1983	-4.9 °C27 January 1983	18.2 °C	180 mm	135	12
1982	40.9 °C5 September 1982	-2.0 °C18 February 1982	18.1 °C	240 mm	133	12
1981	43.4 °C27 July 1981	2.0 °C14 January 1981	19.3 °C	234 mm	144	0
1980	44.0 °C15 July 1980	-3.5 °C30 January 1980	18.7 °C	205 mm	135	10
1979	42.6 °C21 August 1979	-1.5 °C29 December 1979	19.7 °C	211 mm	151	2
1978	44.1 °C14 July 1978	0.7 °C15 January 1978	19.4 °C	125 mm	150	0
1977	41.8 °C5 August 1977	-1.2 °C12 January 1977	18.9 °C	215 mm	138	8
1976	40.7 °C9 July 1976	-2.6 °C2 March 1976	18.2 °C	230 mm	132	5
1975	42.3 °C26 July 1975	-1.8 °C11 February 1975	18.6 °C	186 mm	138	7
1974	42.5 °C3 August 1974	-0.4 °C24 January 1974	18.9 °C	244 mm	156	2
1973	42.3 °C21 July 1973	-5.5 °C18 January 1973	18.7 °C	107 mm	151	17
1972	40.2 °C5 August 1972	-4.3 °C20 January 1972	17.6 °C	368 mm	141	30
1971	39.3 °C20 June 1971	-3.2 °C13 February 1971	18.6 °C	286 mm	142	8
1970	41.5 °C12 August 1970	-0.7 °C29 January 1970	19.4 °C	105 mm	147	1
1969	41.1 °C12 July 1969	1.0 °C2 February 1969	19.0 °C	244 mm	148	0
1968	43.5 °C19 July 1968	-1.9 °C6 February 1968	19.1 °C	218 mm	138	7
1967	40.1 °C22 July 1967	-4.6 °C2 February 1967	17.8 °C	306 mm	119	11
1966	42.6 °C12 July 1966	2.6 °C31 December 1966	20.1 °C	151 mm	141	0
1965	42.5 °C7 June 1965	-0.6 °C14 January 1965	19.1 °C	189 mm	141	3
1964	41.3 °C23 July 1964	-4.6 °C19 January 1964	18.3 °C	185 mm	144	25
1963	42.0 °C29 June 1963	-0.2 °C7 March 1963	19.4 °C	215 mm	142	1
1962	42.3 °C8 August 1962	-1.0 °C22 February 1962	20.3 °C	110 mm	151	1
1961	43.2 °C25 July 1961	-0.6 °C22 January 1961	18.8 °C	146 mm	141	5
1960	42.8 °C15 August 1960	-0.4 °C27 January 1960	19.9 °C	104 mm	151	1
1959	39.5 °C20 June 1959	-3.3 °C14 February 1959	18.4 °C	140 mm	132	20
1958	42.8 °C25 August 1958	-2.0 °C1 February 1958	19.6 °C	87 mm	156	5
1957	45.0 °C1 August 1957	-3.2 °C23 January 1957	19.1 °C	214 mm	142	15
1956	43.9 °C7 August 1956	-2.4 °C12 December 1956	18.7 °C	184 mm	135	7
1955	41.6 °C13 June 1955	-1.4 °C2 December 1955	20.2 °C	130 mm	169	1
1954	43.1 °C1 August 1954	-2.7 °C14 January 1954	19.6 °C	240 mm	152	3
1953	43.9 °C20 July 1953	-2.5 °C30 November 1953	18.5 °C	192 mm	154	11
1952	43.7 °C21 August 1952	0.3 °C5 March 1952	19.7 °C	148 mm	155	0
1951	42.9 °C12 August 1951	-0.5 °C28 December 1951	19.7 °C	185 mm	147	2
1950	40.2 °C19 July 1950	-6.2 °C5 February 1950	18.7 °C	142 mm	153	28
1949	41.2 °C26 June 1949	-4.1 °C9 February 1949	17.9 °C	288 mm	148	23
1948	43.2 °C3 July 1948	-4.8 °C29 December 1948	18.3 °C	147 mm	131	8
1947	40.7 °C23 July 1947	-2.3 °C2 February 1947	20.0 °C	160 mm	159	7
1946	41.0 °C11 August 1946	-3.8 °C24 January 1946	19.1 °C	192 mm	138	12
1945	42.8 °C30 July 1945	-3.2 °C25 February 1945	18.7 °C	103 mm	147	15
1944	39.8 °C8 June 1944	-3.0 °C16 January 1944	18.9 °C	154 mm	144	7
1943	41.8 °C29 July 1943	-0.6 °C11 March 1943	19.2 °C	198 mm	153	7
1942	42.9 °C23 June 1942	-7.2 °C5 January 1942	19.1 °C	161 mm	163	16
1941	41.0 °C19 June 1941	1.4 °C15 January 1941	19.3 °C	155 mm	145	0
1940	42.7 °C18 July 1940	-5.9 °C15 January 1940	18.8 °C	133 mm	147	8

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.2 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

157 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

5 d/yr

-2

Annual rainfall

100 mm

-82 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	15.2 °C	+3.5 °C	3 mm	-29 mm
Feb	12.5 °C	-1.5 °C	33 mm	+6 mm
Mar	22.8 °C	+4.4 °C	12 mm	-17 mm
Apr	25.5 °C	+1.0 °C	12 mm	-8 mm
May	32.8 °C	+2.3 °C	5 mm	-5 mm
Jun	36.9 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	39.5 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	38.8 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	34.0 °C	+0.1 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	28.4 °C	+0.7 °C	1 mm	-10 mm
Nov	23.8 °C	+4.1 °C	2 mm	-18 mm
Dec	14.7 °C	+1.3 °C	31 mm	+1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

44.7 °C

9 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-3.6 °C

25 Feb 2025

Wettest day

8.5 mm

6 Feb 2025

Windiest day

43.3 km/h

10 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

69.5 km/h

10 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.0 °C

9 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-7.7 °C

23 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.7 h

24 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Al-Tabqa?

Al-Tabqa has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 182 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al-Tabqa?

The hottest day measured in Al-Tabqa between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1998, reaching 46.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Al-Tabqa?

The coldest day measured in Al-Tabqa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1942, at -7.2 °C.

Does it snow in Al-Tabqa?

Yes. Al-Tabqa gets on average 1.7 cm of snow per year and has around 7 frost days.

Has the climate of Al-Tabqa warmed?

Yes: Al-Tabqa warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Al-Tabqa?

The wettest day measured in Al-Tabqa between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1972, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Al-Tabqa?

The windiest day measured in Al-Tabqa between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1946, with winds reaching 66.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Al-Tabqa?

The warmest month in Al-Tabqa is July (30.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Al-Tabqa?

Al-Tabqa receives on average 182 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 40 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Al-Tabqa?

Al-Tabqa gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Al-Tabqa?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Al-Tabqa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1971, with 13.0 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Al-Tabqa?

Yes: Al-Tabqa has on average 112 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al-Tabqa?

In Al-Tabqa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.0 °C on 24 July 1998, and the lowest was -12.5 °C on 14 January 1950.

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