Kafr Takhārīm climate — normals and trends
Kafr Takhārīm (Syria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 471 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Kafr Takhārīm averages 15 frost days, 111 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.
Kafr Takhārīm 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 19 to 11 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.6 °C (on 9 August 2025) and the coldest -11.0 °C (on 18 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
Kafr TakhārīmIdlib Governorate
- coords
- 36.12°, 36.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
23.2°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
471mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
19.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
15 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
111 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
76 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.4 cm
Average feels-like high
22.6 °C
Average feels-like low
11.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
56 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
9 August 2025
Coldest day
-11.0 °C
18 January 1973
Wettest day
54 mm
27 March 1980
Windiest day
37.9 km/h
29 March 1948
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
18 February 1970
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
23 July 1998
Coldest feels-like
-16.0 °C
18 January 1973
Snowiest day
21.1 cm
17 December 1971
Sunniest day
14.0 h
23 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.2 °C | +4.7 °C | 7 mm | -85 mm |
| Feb | 12.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 59 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 22.3 °C | +5.3 °C | 18 mm | -51 mm |
| Apr | 22.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 47 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 29.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 16 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 33.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 34.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 34.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 27.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 29 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 23.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 29 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 15.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 87 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kafr Takhārīm?
Kafr Takhārīm has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 471 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kafr Takhārīm?
The hottest day measured in Kafr Takhārīm between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2025, reaching 44.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kafr Takhārīm?
The coldest day measured in Kafr Takhārīm between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1973, at -11.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kafr Takhārīm?
Yes. Kafr Takhārīm gets on average 4.4 cm of snow per year and has around 15 frost days.
Has the climate of Kafr Takhārīm warmed?
Yes: Kafr Takhārīm warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kafr Takhārīm?
The wettest day measured in Kafr Takhārīm between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1980, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kafr Takhārīm?
The windiest day measured in Kafr Takhārīm between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1948, with winds reaching 37.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kafr Takhārīm?
The warmest month in Kafr Takhārīm is August (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kafr Takhārīm?
Kafr Takhārīm receives on average 471 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kafr Takhārīm?
Kafr Takhārīm gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kafr Takhārīm?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kafr Takhārīm between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1971, with 21.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kafr Takhārīm?
Yes: Kafr Takhārīm has on average 56 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kafr Takhārīm?
In Kafr Takhārīm, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 23 July 1998, and the lowest was -16.0 °C on 18 January 1973.
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