As Safīrah climate — normals and trends
As Safīrah (Syria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 240 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 (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
As Safīrah averages 9 frost days, 143 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 50 rainy days per year.
As Safīrah 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 14 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.1 °C (on 7 August 1987) and the coldest -8.3 °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
As SafīrahAleppo Governorate
- coords
- 36.08°, 37.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.6°C
Average daily high
24.7°C
Average daily low
13.4°C
Annual rainfall
240mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
20.6km/h
Seasonal range
21.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
9 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
143 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
50 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.8 cm
Average feels-like high
22.8 °C
Average feels-like low
11.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
92 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
46.1 °C
7 August 1987
Coldest day
-8.3 °C
18 January 1973
Wettest day
43 mm
27 March 1980
Windiest day
55.5 km/h
18 February 1970
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
13 January 1968
Hottest feels-like
48.0 °C
22 July 1998
Coldest feels-like
-12.5 °C
18 January 1973
Snowiest day
15.1 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 | 15.8 °C | +4.5 °C | 3 mm | -43 mm |
| Feb | 12.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 33 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 23.2 °C | +5.4 °C | 17 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 24.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 21 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 8 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 35.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 37.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 37.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 33.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 28.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 5 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 23.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 7 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 15.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 46 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of As Safīrah?
As Safīrah has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 240 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in As Safīrah?
The hottest day measured in As Safīrah between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1987, reaching 46.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in As Safīrah?
The coldest day measured in As Safīrah between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1973, at -8.3 °C.
Does it snow in As Safīrah?
Yes. As Safīrah gets on average 2.8 cm of snow per year and has around 9 frost days.
Has the climate of As Safīrah warmed?
Yes: As Safīrah warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in As Safīrah?
The wettest day measured in As Safīrah between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1980, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in As Safīrah?
The windiest day measured in As Safīrah between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1970, with winds reaching 55.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in As Safīrah?
The warmest month in As Safīrah is July (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.2 °C).
How much does it rain in As Safīrah?
As Safīrah receives on average 240 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 50 rainy days.
Is it sunny in As Safīrah?
As Safīrah 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 As Safīrah?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in As Safīrah between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1979, with 15.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in As Safīrah?
Yes: As Safīrah has on average 92 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in As Safīrah?
In As Safīrah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.0 °C on 22 July 1998, and the lowest was -12.5 °C on 18 January 1973.
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