Latakia climate — normals and trends
Latakia (Syria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 1,169 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Latakia averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Latakia has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.3 °C (on 26 August 1962) and the coldest -0.4 °C (on 6 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
LatakiaLatakia Governorate
- coords
- 35.53°, 35.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.3°C
Average daily high
21.0°C
Average daily low
17.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,169mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
20.8km/h
Seasonal range
14.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
21.6 °C
Average feels-like low
17.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
147 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
33.3 °C
26 August 1962
Coldest day
-0.4 °C
6 February 1950
Wettest day
96 mm
21 November 2004
Windiest day
70.3 km/h
6 February 1992
Strongest gust
110.9 km/h
13 January 1968
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
4 September 2020
Coldest feels-like
-6.7 °C
5 February 1950
Snowiest day
1.2 cm
9 January 1979
Sunniest day
13.9 h
22 June 1955
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 | 16.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 13 mm | -226 mm |
| Feb | 13.6 °C | -1.2 °C | 100 mm | -74 mm |
| Mar | 18.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 31 mm | -105 mm |
| Apr | 19.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 40 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 35 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 9 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 24.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 40 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 23.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 97 mm | -42 mm |
| Dec | 17.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 295 mm | +61 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Latakia?
Latakia has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 1,169 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Latakia?
The hottest day measured in Latakia between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1962, reaching 33.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Latakia?
The coldest day measured in Latakia between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, at -0.4 °C.
Does it snow in Latakia?
Almost never: Latakia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Latakia warmed?
Yes: Latakia warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Latakia?
The wettest day measured in Latakia between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 2004, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Latakia?
The windiest day measured in Latakia between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1992, with winds reaching 70.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Latakia?
The warmest month in Latakia is August (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Latakia?
Latakia receives on average 1,169 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Latakia?
Latakia gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Latakia?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Latakia between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1979, with 1.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Latakia?
Yes: Latakia has on average 147 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Latakia?
In Latakia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 4 September 2020, and the lowest was -6.7 °C on 5 February 1950.
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