Ţafas climate — normals and trends
Ţafas (Syria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 272 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Ţafas averages 4 frost days, 125 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 46 rainy days per year.
Ţafas has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 13 August 2023) and the coldest -9.7 °C (on 5 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
ŢafasDaraa Governorate
- coords
- 32.74°, 36.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
24.6°C
Average daily low
12.0°C
Annual rainfall
272mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
16.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
125 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
46 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.8 cm
Average feels-like high
23.7 °C
Average feels-like low
11.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
26 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
44.1 °C
13 August 2023
Coldest day
-9.7 °C
5 January 1942
Wettest day
47 mm
8 January 2013
Windiest day
42.5 km/h
20 February 2001
Strongest gust
91.1 km/h
20 February 2001
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
12 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-14.8 °C
5 January 1942
Snowiest day
11.2 cm
9 February 1992
Sunniest day
13.5 h
1 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 4 mm | -54 mm |
| Feb | 14.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 47 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 23.0 °C | +4.6 °C | 35 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 25.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 10 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 34.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 35.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 36.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 26.7 °C | +4.6 °C | 32 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 17.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 65 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ţafas?
Ţafas has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 272 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ţafas?
The hottest day measured in Ţafas between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2023, reaching 44.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ţafas?
The coldest day measured in Ţafas between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1942, at -9.7 °C.
Does it snow in Ţafas?
Almost never: Ţafas sees virtually no snow, with about 4 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ţafas warmed?
Yes: Ţafas warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ţafas?
The wettest day measured in Ţafas between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2013, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ţafas?
The windiest day measured in Ţafas between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 2001, with winds reaching 42.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ţafas?
The warmest month in Ţafas is August (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Ţafas?
Ţafas receives on average 272 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 46 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ţafas?
Ţafas 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 Ţafas?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ţafas between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1992, with 11.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ţafas?
Yes: Ţafas has on average 26 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ţafas?
In Ţafas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 12 August 2025, and the lowest was -14.8 °C on 5 January 1942.
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