Şāfītā climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Şāfītā?

Şāfītā has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 425 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Şāfītā?

The hottest day measured in Şāfītā between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1962, reaching 40.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Şāfītā?

The coldest day measured in Şāfītā between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1942, at -0.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Şāfītā?

Almost never: Şāfītā sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Şāfītā warmed?

Yes: Şāfītā warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Şāfītā?

The wettest day measured in Şāfītā between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1983, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Şāfītā?

The windiest day measured in Şāfītā between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1970, with winds reaching 51.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Şāfītā?

The warmest month in Şāfītā is August (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Şāfītā?

Şāfītā receives on average 425 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 68 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Şāfītā?

Şāfītā gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Şāfītā (Syria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 425 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Şāfītā averages 0 frost days, 45 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 68 rainy days per year.

Şāfītā has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 26 August 1962) and the coldest -0.9 °C (on 6 January 1942).

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

ŞāfītāTartus Governorate

coords: 34.82°, 36.12°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.3°C

Average daily high

22.7°C

Average daily low

16.5°C

Annual rainfall

425mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

16.9km/h

Seasonal range

15.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

45 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

68 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.1 cm

Average feels-like high

23.2 °C

Average feels-like low

16.5 °C

Average peak gust

33.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

131 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

40.6 °C

26 August 1962

Coldest day

-0.9 °C

6 January 1942

Wettest day

65 mm

15 May 1983

Windiest day

51.0 km/h

18 February 1970

Strongest gust

102.2 km/h

13 January 1968

Hottest feels-like

44.9 °C

6 August 1987

Coldest feels-like

-7.0 °C

5 February 1950

Snowiest day

3.8 cm

9 February 1992

Sunniest day

13.8 h

3 July 1944

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.4 °C13 August 2025	2.7 °C24 February 2025	20.8 °C	285 mm	49	0
2024	36.0 °C14 June 2024	5.4 °C1 February 2024	21.1 °C	474 mm	92	0
2023	35.0 °C12 August 2023	5.6 °C18 February 2023	20.8 °C	409 mm	77	0
2022	33.4 °C30 August 2022	5.1 °C17 January 2022	20.3 °C	416 mm	46	0
2021	33.9 °C21 August 2021	4.1 °C21 January 2021	20.8 °C	382 mm	67	0
2020	38.5 °C10 September 2020	3.2 °C11 February 2020	20.8 °C	427 mm	89	0
2019	35.8 °C15 May 2019	6.5 °C1 March 2019	20.7 °C	417 mm	80	0
2018	36.9 °C18 May 2018	8.0 °C7 January 2018	21.3 °C	398 mm	65	0
2017	36.0 °C2 July 2017	3.2 °C1 February 2017	20.4 °C	252 mm	69	0
2016	35.2 °C20 June 2016	3.5 °C27 January 2016	20.6 °C	382 mm	72	0
2015	39.2 °C3 August 2015	4.1 °C9 January 2015	20.3 °C	349 mm	71	0
2014	35.9 °C28 June 2014	6.1 °C4 February 2014	20.4 °C	286 mm	37	0
2013	35.8 °C30 May 2013	3.9 °C11 December 2013	20.3 °C	394 mm	60	0
2012	35.7 °C19 July 2012	5.2 °C20 January 2012	20.3 °C	534 mm	78	0
2011	33.9 °C30 July 2011	6.6 °C29 December 2011	19.6 °C	341 mm	48	0
2010	37.9 °C20 August 2010	4.8 °C27 January 2010	21.1 °C	258 mm	78	0
2009	37.8 °C18 October 2009	1.9 °C1 January 2009	20.1 °C	399 mm	65	0
2008	37.6 °C27 August 2008	3.5 °C13 January 2008	19.9 °C	280 mm	60	0
2007	35.9 °C2 October 2007	4.2 °C31 December 2007	19.9 °C	389 mm	58	0
2006	35.3 °C25 May 2006	4.8 °C29 December 2006	19.4 °C	415 mm	32	0
2005	33.5 °C15 August 2005	5.0 °C11 February 2005	19.4 °C	446 mm	41	0
2004	33.1 °C10 May 2004	3.3 °C22 February 2004	19.6 °C	444 mm	50	0
2003	36.0 °C13 May 2003	5.3 °C25 February 2003	19.9 °C	648 mm	69	0
2002	37.6 °C9 June 2002	5.2 °C14 January 2002	20.1 °C	499 mm	63	0
2001	36.0 °C2 June 2001	7.1 °C29 January 2001	20.5 °C	368 mm	71	0
2000	36.8 °C30 July 2000	5.2 °C27 January 2000	19.8 °C	417 mm	73	0
1999	38.1 °C30 September 1999	7.7 °C28 November 1999	20.4 °C	206 mm	64	0
1998	38.3 °C8 August 1998	3.4 °C12 January 1998	20.2 °C	385 mm	87	0
1997	35.8 °C12 May 1997	3.3 °C31 January 1997	19.1 °C	338 mm	40	0
1996	33.6 °C11 June 1996	5.3 °C3 February 1996	19.5 °C	418 mm	58	0
1995	39.9 °C23 May 1995	6.2 °C19 December 1995	19.3 °C	268 mm	44	0
1994	38.6 °C14 September 1994	4.9 °C4 December 1994	19.8 °C	496 mm	54	0
1993	37.9 °C22 June 1993	3.5 °C14 February 1993	18.9 °C	366 mm	52	0
1992	36.2 °C5 September 1992	1.1 °C9 February 1992	18.0 °C	481 mm	36	0
1991	37.8 °C15 September 1991	5.6 °C5 February 1991	19.1 °C	381 mm	29	0
1990	34.6 °C27 May 1990	3.6 °C13 January 1990	19.1 °C	236 mm	35	0
1989	34.2 °C21 May 1989	2.0 °C4 January 1989	19.1 °C	221 mm	45	0
1988	38.4 °C16 May 1988	4.5 °C25 February 1988	18.9 °C	548 mm	62	0
1987	39.6 °C6 August 1987	5.3 °C28 December 1987	18.8 °C	529 mm	60	0
1986	36.6 °C25 September 1986	4.3 °C24 January 1986	19.1 °C	379 mm	50	0
1985	38.4 °C24 August 1985	1.9 °C23 February 1985	19.0 °C	351 mm	50	0
1984	36.3 °C22 September 1984	3.0 °C10 December 1984	18.7 °C	366 mm	32	0
1983	37.4 °C11 July 1983	1.6 °C27 January 1983	18.3 °C	429 mm	34	0
1982	33.8 °C3 September 1982	4.2 °C5 December 1982	18.4 °C	330 mm	35	0
1981	36.4 °C25 September 1981	6.4 °C10 February 1981	19.1 °C	511 mm	59	0
1980	35.6 °C20 May 1980	2.5 °C16 January 1980	18.7 °C	497 mm	41	0
1979	37.1 °C28 September 1979	4.2 °C8 January 1979	19.3 °C	379 mm	47	0
1978	36.9 °C8 July 1978	7.1 °C14 January 1978	19.1 °C	417 mm	43	0
1977	37.6 °C24 August 1977	4.7 °C7 January 1977	18.8 °C	464 mm	35	0
1976	33.6 °C27 April 1976	4.7 °C10 February 1976	18.6 °C	440 mm	16	0
1975	33.5 °C31 August 1975	4.3 °C11 February 1975	18.6 °C	352 mm	23	0
1974	33.6 °C9 September 1974	4.0 °C31 January 1974	18.8 °C	344 mm	46	0
1973	36.2 °C27 September 1973	2.9 °C15 January 1973	18.4 °C	444 mm	37	0
1972	35.7 °C17 September 1972	2.8 °C6 February 1972	18.1 °C	512 mm	20	0
1971	33.8 °C25 August 1971	3.1 °C13 February 1971	18.4 °C	615 mm	25	0
1970	38.1 °C21 May 1970	4.2 °C11 December 1970	18.9 °C	391 mm	20	0
1969	38.2 °C3 June 1969	4.5 °C29 January 1969	19.0 °C	547 mm	40	0
1968	36.1 °C19 September 1968	3.4 °C15 January 1968	18.9 °C	517 mm	33	0
1967	34.4 °C21 May 1967	2.3 °C4 February 1967	18.3 °C	571 mm	8	0
1966	36.0 °C3 June 1966	7.8 °C31 December 1966	19.7 °C	373 mm	28	0
1965	34.2 °C7 June 1965	5.0 °C11 January 1965	19.0 °C	438 mm	47	0
1964	35.1 °C31 May 1964	0.9 °C19 January 1964	18.6 °C	414 mm	30	0
1963	33.4 °C18 August 1963	3.9 °C30 December 1963	19.5 °C	548 mm	60	0
1962	40.6 °C26 August 1962	4.8 °C21 February 1962	20.0 °C	387 mm	45	0
1961	36.9 °C14 May 1961	4.4 °C27 February 1961	18.8 °C	404 mm	29	0
1960	36.9 °C6 May 1960	5.6 °C27 January 1960	20.0 °C	300 mm	65	0
1959	32.1 °C3 November 1959	3.5 °C14 February 1959	18.3 °C	351 mm	6	0
1958	36.3 °C24 August 1958	4.9 °C1 February 1958	19.6 °C	297 mm	30	0
1957	37.2 °C15 April 1957	3.3 °C24 January 1957	19.2 °C	393 mm	54	0
1956	38.1 °C25 July 1956	3.3 °C14 January 1956	18.9 °C	437 mm	33	0
1955	34.0 °C12 June 1955	7.7 °C8 January 1955	19.6 °C	469 mm	23	0
1954	34.9 °C22 August 1954	5.3 °C14 January 1954	19.0 °C	728 mm	19	0
1953	33.9 °C28 September 1953	4.2 °C28 November 1953	18.3 °C	807 mm	21	0
1952	35.4 °C23 August 1952	4.4 °C10 January 1952	19.3 °C	489 mm	40	0
1951	34.1 °C27 September 1951	5.1 °C16 December 1951	19.3 °C	563 mm	31	0
1950	35.9 °C20 April 1950	-0.7 °C6 February 1950	18.6 °C	446 mm	16	2
1949	33.0 °C17 May 1949	1.4 °C8 February 1949	18.1 °C	548 mm	12	0
1948	32.5 °C27 August 1948	4.4 °C2 March 1948	18.1 °C	553 mm	14	0
1947	34.2 °C16 September 1947	4.8 °C26 December 1947	19.5 °C	386 mm	33	0
1946	37.9 °C8 September 1946	2.3 °C24 January 1946	19.0 °C	436 mm	28	0
1945	35.3 °C11 July 1945	4.1 °C25 February 1945	18.6 °C	493 mm	46	0
1944	34.9 °C27 April 1944	4.1 °C15 January 1944	18.8 °C	341 mm	28	0
1943	39.2 °C29 September 1943	4.1 °C6 March 1943	18.8 °C	347 mm	47	0
1942	34.1 °C21 June 1942	-0.9 °C6 January 1942	18.7 °C	382 mm	24	3
1941	35.9 °C25 May 1941	6.6 °C11 March 1941	18.8 °C	723 mm	21	0
1940	35.4 °C2 June 1940	2.7 °C13 January 1940	18.5 °C	497 mm	25	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.1 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

49 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

285 mm

-140 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	17.7 °C	+3.1 °C	11 mm	-77 mm
Feb	14.2 °C	-1.1 °C	69 mm	-5 mm
Mar	20.5 °C	+3.1 °C	33 mm	-30 mm
Apr	21.8 °C	+0.9 °C	20 mm	-10 mm
May	25.8 °C	+1.2 °C	8 mm	-4 mm
Jun	28.1 °C	+0.7 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Jul	29.7 °C	+0.5 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	31.0 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	29.8 °C	+0.9 °C	1 mm	-4 mm
Oct	26.5 °C	+0.1 °C	15 mm	-10 mm
Nov	25.5 °C	+3.9 °C	34 mm	-12 mm
Dec	17.8 °C	+1.2 °C	93 mm	+15 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.4 °C

13 Aug 2025

Coldest day

2.7 °C

24 Feb 2025

Wettest day

40.8 mm

27 Dec 2025

Windiest day

36.1 km/h

10 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

77.0 km/h

31 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.0 °C

9 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-0.8 °C

22 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.7 h

30 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Şāfītā?

Şāfītā has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 425 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Şāfītā?

The hottest day measured in Şāfītā between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1962, reaching 40.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Şāfītā?

The coldest day measured in Şāfītā between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1942, at -0.9 °C.

Does it snow in Şāfītā?

Almost never: Şāfītā sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Şāfītā warmed?

Yes: Şāfītā warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Şāfītā?

The wettest day measured in Şāfītā between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1983, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Şāfītā?

The windiest day measured in Şāfītā between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1970, with winds reaching 51.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Şāfītā?

The warmest month in Şāfītā is August (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Şāfītā?

Şāfītā receives on average 425 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 68 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Şāfītā?

Şāfītā 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 Şāfītā?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Şāfītā between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1992, with 3.8 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Şāfītā?

Yes: Şāfītā has on average 131 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Şāfītā?

In Şāfītā, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 6 August 1987, and the lowest was -7.0 °C on 5 February 1950.

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