Jarābulus climate — normals and trends
Jarābulus (Syria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 295 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 (31.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Jarābulus averages 21 frost days, 144 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 53 rainy days per year.
Jarābulus has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 28 to 14 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.4 °C (on 28 July 2011) and the coldest -12.4 °C (on 17 January 1973).
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
JarābulusAleppo Governorate
- coords
- 36.82°, 38.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.5°C
Average daily high
24.7°C
Average daily low
12.8°C
Annual rainfall
295mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
25.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
21 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
144 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
53 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.4 cm
Average feels-like high
23.0 °C
Average feels-like low
11.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
95 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °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
47.4 °C
28 July 2011
Coldest day
-12.4 °C
17 January 1973
Wettest day
68 mm
18 April 1975
Windiest day
50.6 km/h
19 April 1958
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
19 April 1958
Hottest feels-like
48.9 °C
21 July 1998
Coldest feels-like
-17.2 °C
17 January 1973
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
31 January 1968
Sunniest day
14.1 h
25 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.5 °C | +4.5 °C | 4 mm | -50 mm |
| Feb | 11.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 36 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 22.4 °C | +5.7 °C | 21 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 23.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 26 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 32.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 7 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 37.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 40.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 40.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 34.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 27.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 11 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 22.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 7 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 14.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 46 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jarābulus?
Jarābulus has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 295 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jarābulus?
The hottest day measured in Jarābulus between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2011, reaching 47.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jarābulus?
The coldest day measured in Jarābulus between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1973, at -12.4 °C.
Does it snow in Jarābulus?
Yes. Jarābulus gets on average 5.4 cm of snow per year and has around 21 frost days.
Has the climate of Jarābulus warmed?
Yes: Jarābulus warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jarābulus?
The wettest day measured in Jarābulus between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 1975, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jarābulus?
The windiest day measured in Jarābulus between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1958, with winds reaching 50.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jarābulus?
The warmest month in Jarābulus is July (31.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Jarābulus?
Jarābulus receives on average 295 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 53 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jarābulus?
Jarābulus gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jarābulus?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jarābulus between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1968, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jarābulus?
Yes: Jarābulus has on average 95 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jarābulus?
In Jarābulus, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.9 °C on 21 July 1998, and the lowest was -17.2 °C on 17 January 1973.
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