Douma climate — normals and trends
Douma (Syria) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 99 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Douma averages 15 frost days, 135 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 23 rainy days per year.
Douma 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 20 to 10 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.6 °C (on 14 August 2025) and the coldest -17.7 °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
DoumaRif-dimashq Governorate
- coords
- 33.57°, 36.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
24.4°C
Average daily low
10.8°C
Annual rainfall
99mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
20.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
15 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
135 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
23 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.1 cm
Average feels-like high
22.2 °C
Average feels-like low
8.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
22 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
44.6 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest day
-17.7 °C
7 February 1950
Wettest day
37 mm
18 December 1951
Windiest day
49.6 km/h
18 February 1970
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
10 April 1964
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
28 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-22.0 °C
7 February 1950
Snowiest day
9.5 cm
18 December 1971
Sunniest day
13.5 h
27 June 1949
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 | 15.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 2 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 13.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 9 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 21.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 19 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 4 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 36.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 38.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 38.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 34.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 28.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 23.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 14.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 22 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Douma?
Douma has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 99 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Douma?
The hottest day measured in Douma between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2025, reaching 44.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Douma?
The coldest day measured in Douma between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at -17.7 °C.
Does it snow in Douma?
Yes. Douma gets on average 2.1 cm of snow per year and has around 15 frost days.
Has the climate of Douma warmed?
Yes: Douma warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Douma?
The wettest day measured in Douma between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1951, with 37 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Douma?
The windiest day measured in Douma between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1970, with winds reaching 49.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Douma?
The warmest month in Douma is July (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Douma?
Douma receives on average 99 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 23 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Douma?
Douma gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Douma?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Douma between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1971, with 9.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Douma?
Yes: Douma has on average 22 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Douma?
In Douma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 28 July 2020, and the lowest was -22.0 °C on 7 February 1950.
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