Qārah climate — normals and trends
Qārah (Syria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 243 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Qārah averages 28 frost days, 72 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 56 rainy days per year.
Qārah 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 37 to 19 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 9 August 2025) and the coldest -17.0 °C (on 9 February 1949).
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
QārahRif-dimashq Governorate
- coords
- 34.16°, 36.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.8°C
Average daily high
20.7°C
Average daily low
9.6°C
Annual rainfall
243mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
20.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
28 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
72 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
56 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.5 cm
Average feels-like high
19.2 °C
Average feels-like low
7.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
39.3 °C
9 August 2025
Coldest day
-17.0 °C
9 February 1949
Wettest day
31 mm
18 April 1943
Windiest day
39.8 km/h
18 February 1970
Strongest gust
88.2 km/h
14 April 1941
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
28 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-22.8 °C
9 February 1949
Snowiest day
13.9 cm
4 March 1959
Sunniest day
13.6 h
28 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 18 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 8.9 °C | -1.6 °C | 35 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 17.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 47 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 21.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 26 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 27.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 23 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 3 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 24.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 20.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 19 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 11.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 54 mm | +23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qārah?
Qārah has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 243 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qārah?
The hottest day measured in Qārah between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2025, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qārah?
The coldest day measured in Qārah between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1949, at -17.0 °C.
Does it snow in Qārah?
Yes. Qārah gets on average 14.5 cm of snow per year and has around 28 frost days.
Has the climate of Qārah warmed?
Yes: Qārah warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qārah?
The wettest day measured in Qārah between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 1943, with 31 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qārah?
The windiest day measured in Qārah between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1970, with winds reaching 39.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qārah?
The warmest month in Qārah is July (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Qārah?
Qārah receives on average 243 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 56 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qārah?
Qārah 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 Qārah?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qārah between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1959, with 13.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Qārah?
Yes: Qārah has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qārah?
In Qārah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 28 July 2020, and the lowest was -22.8 °C on 9 February 1949.
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