Inkhil climate — normals and trends
Inkhil (Syria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 184 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Inkhil averages 8 frost days, 124 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 38 rainy days per year.
Inkhil has warmed by +2.0 °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 11 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.2 °C (on 14 August 2025) and the coldest -13.9 °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
InkhilDaraa Governorate
- coords
- 33.02°, 36.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
24.1°C
Average daily low
11.3°C
Annual rainfall
184mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
19.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
124 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
38 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.3 cm
Average feels-like high
22.4 °C
Average feels-like low
9.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
44.2 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest day
-13.9 °C
7 February 1950
Wettest day
39 mm
18 December 1951
Windiest day
49.3 km/h
20 February 2001
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
10 April 1964
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
27 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-18.1 °C
7 February 1950
Snowiest day
12.3 cm
9 February 1992
Sunniest day
13.5 h
1 July 1940
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 | +3.8 °C | 4 mm | -36 mm |
| Feb | 13.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 28 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 21.9 °C | +4.2 °C | 30 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 25.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 6 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 34.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 35.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 36.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 11 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 28.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 24.8 °C | +4.3 °C | 15 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 15.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 40 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Inkhil?
Inkhil has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 184 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Inkhil?
The hottest day measured in Inkhil between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2025, reaching 44.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Inkhil?
The coldest day measured in Inkhil between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at -13.9 °C.
Does it snow in Inkhil?
Yes. Inkhil gets on average 2.3 cm of snow per year and has around 8 frost days.
Has the climate of Inkhil warmed?
Yes: Inkhil warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Inkhil?
The wettest day measured in Inkhil between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1951, with 39 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Inkhil?
The windiest day measured in Inkhil between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 2001, with winds reaching 49.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Inkhil?
The warmest month in Inkhil is August (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Inkhil?
Inkhil receives on average 184 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 38 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Inkhil?
Inkhil 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 Inkhil?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Inkhil between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1992, with 12.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Inkhil?
Yes: Inkhil has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Inkhil?
In Inkhil, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 27 July 2020, and the lowest was -18.1 °C on 7 February 1950.
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