Burj Islam climate — normals and trends
Burj Islam (Syria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 1,162 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 August (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Burj Islam averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.
Burj Islam has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 9 September 1946) and the coldest -0.6 °C (on 6 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
Burj IslamLatakia Governorate
- coords
- 35.67°, 35.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.3°C
Average daily high
21.0°C
Average daily low
17.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,162mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
21.1km/h
Seasonal range
14.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
99 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
21.5 °C
Average feels-like low
16.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
146 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
34.5 °C
9 September 1946
Coldest day
-0.6 °C
6 February 1950
Wettest day
96 mm
21 November 2004
Windiest day
67.1 km/h
6 February 1992
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
13 January 1968
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
3 September 2020
Coldest feels-like
-7.3 °C
6 February 1950
Snowiest day
1.2 cm
9 January 1979
Sunniest day
13.9 h
19 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 10 mm | -220 mm |
| Feb | 13.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 108 mm | -69 mm |
| Mar | 18.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 31 mm | -109 mm |
| Apr | 19.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 51 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 22.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 45 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 7 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 12 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 24.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 62 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 23.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 67 mm | -70 mm |
| Dec | 17.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 253 mm | +32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Burj Islam?
Burj Islam has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 1,162 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Burj Islam?
The hottest day measured in Burj Islam between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 1946, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Burj Islam?
The coldest day measured in Burj Islam between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, at -0.6 °C.
Does it snow in Burj Islam?
Almost never: Burj Islam sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Burj Islam warmed?
Yes: Burj Islam warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Burj Islam?
The wettest day measured in Burj Islam between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 2004, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Burj Islam?
The windiest day measured in Burj Islam between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1992, with winds reaching 67.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Burj Islam?
The warmest month in Burj Islam is August (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Burj Islam?
Burj Islam receives on average 1,162 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Burj Islam?
Burj Islam gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Burj Islam?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Burj Islam between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1979, with 1.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Burj Islam?
Yes: Burj Islam has on average 146 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Burj Islam?
In Burj Islam, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 3 September 2020, and the lowest was -7.3 °C on 6 February 1950.
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