Şūrān climate — normals and trends
Şūrān (Syria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 244 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Şūrān averages 11 frost days, 137 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 53 rainy days per year.
Şūrān has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 16 to 6 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.1 °C (on 16 June 2012) and the coldest -11.2 °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
ŞūrānHama Governorate
- coords
- 35.29°, 36.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
24.8°C
Average daily low
12.2°C
Annual rainfall
244mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
20.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
11 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
137 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
53 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.7 cm
Average feels-like high
23.7 °C
Average feels-like low
11.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
54 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °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
45.1 °C
16 June 2012
Coldest day
-11.2 °C
9 February 1949
Wettest day
45 mm
19 December 2002
Windiest day
50.2 km/h
14 April 1941
Strongest gust
100.8 km/h
18 February 1970
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
23 July 1998
Coldest feels-like
-16.7 °C
9 February 1949
Snowiest day
13.2 cm
18 December 1971
Sunniest day
13.8 h
26 June 1949
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 | 16.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 4 mm | -48 mm |
| Feb | 14.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 25 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 23.5 °C | +5.3 °C | 18 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 25.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 26 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 31.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 12 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 35.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 36.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 37.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 33.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 24.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 15 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 16.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 57 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Şūrān?
Şūrān has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 244 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Şūrān?
The hottest day measured in Şūrān between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 2012, reaching 45.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Şūrān?
The coldest day measured in Şūrān between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1949, at -11.2 °C.
Does it snow in Şūrān?
Yes. Şūrān gets on average 2.7 cm of snow per year and has around 11 frost days.
Has the climate of Şūrān warmed?
Yes: Şūrān warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Şūrān?
The wettest day measured in Şūrān between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 2002, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Şūrān?
The windiest day measured in Şūrān between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 1941, with winds reaching 50.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Şūrān?
The warmest month in Şūrān is July (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Şūrān?
Şūrān receives on average 244 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 53 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Şūrān?
Şūrān gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Şūrān?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Şūrān between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1971, with 13.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Şūrān?
Yes: Şūrān has on average 54 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Şūrān?
In Şūrān, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 23 July 1998, and the lowest was -16.7 °C on 9 February 1949.
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