Dārayyā climate — normals and trends
Dārayyā (Syria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 187 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Dārayyā averages 24 frost days, 103 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 40 rainy days per year.
Dārayyā has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 31 to 17 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 14 August 2025) and the coldest -17.0 °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
DārayyāRif-dimashq Governorate
- coords
- 33.46°, 36.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.8°C
Average daily high
22.2°C
Average daily low
9.7°C
Annual rainfall
187mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
20.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
24 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
103 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
40 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.1 cm
Average feels-like high
20.4 °C
Average feels-like low
7.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
41.6 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest day
-17.0 °C
7 February 1950
Wettest day
46 mm
18 December 1951
Windiest day
42.9 km/h
8 May 1957
Strongest gust
97.6 km/h
10 April 1964
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
5 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-21.3 °C
7 February 1950
Snowiest day
16.8 cm
14 January 1968
Sunniest day
13.6 h
28 June 1940
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 | 13.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 5 mm | -37 mm |
| Feb | 10.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 28 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 19.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 22 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 22.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 12 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 35.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 35.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 26.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 21.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 8 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 12.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 34 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dārayyā?
Dārayyā has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 187 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dārayyā?
The hottest day measured in Dārayyā between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2025, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dārayyā?
The coldest day measured in Dārayyā between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at -17.0 °C.
Does it snow in Dārayyā?
Yes. Dārayyā gets on average 14.1 cm of snow per year and has around 24 frost days.
Has the climate of Dārayyā warmed?
Yes: Dārayyā warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dārayyā?
The wettest day measured in Dārayyā between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1951, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dārayyā?
The windiest day measured in Dārayyā between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1957, with winds reaching 42.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dārayyā?
The warmest month in Dārayyā is July (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Dārayyā?
Dārayyā receives on average 187 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 40 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dārayyā?
Dārayyā 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 Dārayyā?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dārayyā between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1968, with 16.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dārayyā?
Yes: Dārayyā has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dārayyā?
In Dārayyā, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 5 August 2022, and the lowest was -21.3 °C on 7 February 1950.
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