Daraa climate — normals and trends
Daraa (Syria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 249 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Daraa averages 4 frost days, 112 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 45 rainy days per year.
Daraa has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.9 °C (on 13 August 2023) and the coldest -9.6 °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
DaraaDaraa Governorate
- coords
- 32.62°, 36.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.4°C
Average daily high
23.8°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
249mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
17.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
112 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
45 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.6 cm
Average feels-like high
22.4 °C
Average feels-like low
10.8 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
22 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
42.9 °C
13 August 2023
Coldest day
-9.6 °C
5 January 1942
Wettest day
41 mm
8 January 2013
Windiest day
42.9 km/h
20 February 2001
Strongest gust
93.6 km/h
13 March 2020
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
20 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-13.6 °C
5 January 1942
Snowiest day
9.5 cm
3 January 1942
Sunniest day
13.4 h
27 June 1994
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 9 mm | -42 mm |
| Feb | 13.0 °C | -1.4 °C | 50 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 21.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 44 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 24.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 11 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 29.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 5 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 34.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 34.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 6 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 28.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 25.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 21 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 15.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 54 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Daraa?
Daraa has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 249 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Daraa?
The hottest day measured in Daraa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2023, reaching 42.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Daraa?
The coldest day measured in Daraa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1942, at -9.6 °C.
Does it snow in Daraa?
Yes. Daraa gets on average 1.6 cm of snow per year and has around 4 frost days.
Has the climate of Daraa warmed?
Yes: Daraa warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Daraa?
The wettest day measured in Daraa between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2013, with 41 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Daraa?
The windiest day measured in Daraa between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 2001, with winds reaching 42.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Daraa?
The warmest month in Daraa is August (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Daraa?
Daraa receives on average 249 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 45 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Daraa?
Daraa 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 Daraa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Daraa between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1942, with 9.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Daraa?
Yes: Daraa has on average 22 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Daraa?
In Daraa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 20 August 2010, and the lowest was -13.6 °C on 5 January 1942.
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