Tartus climate — normals and trends
Tartus (Syria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 823 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 (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Tartus averages 0 frost days, 42 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.
Tartus has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 6 August 1987) and the coldest -3.0 °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
TartusTartus Governorate
- coords
- 34.89°, 35.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.9°C
Average daily high
22.3°C
Average daily low
14.3°C
Annual rainfall
823mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
15.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
42 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
95 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
22.3 °C
Average feels-like low
13.9 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
78 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
41.4 °C
6 August 1987
Coldest day
-3.0 °C
6 February 1950
Wettest day
82 mm
22 November 1955
Windiest day
50.7 km/h
18 February 1970
Strongest gust
111.2 km/h
13 January 1968
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
6 August 1987
Coldest feels-like
-9.4 °C
5 February 1950
Snowiest day
5.8 cm
8 February 1949
Sunniest day
13.8 h
1 July 2012
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 16 mm | -134 mm |
| Feb | 13.5 °C | -1.3 °C | 87 mm | -40 mm |
| Mar | 20.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 38 mm | -81 mm |
| Apr | 21.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 33 mm | -41 mm |
| May | 25.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 20 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 5 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 11 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 26.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 36 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 25.2 °C | +4.4 °C | 51 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 17.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 120 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tartus?
Tartus has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 823 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tartus?
The hottest day measured in Tartus between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1987, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tartus?
The coldest day measured in Tartus between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, at -3.0 °C.
Does it snow in Tartus?
Almost never: Tartus sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tartus warmed?
Yes: Tartus warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tartus?
The wettest day measured in Tartus between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 1955, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tartus?
The windiest day measured in Tartus between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1970, with winds reaching 50.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tartus?
The warmest month in Tartus is August (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Tartus?
Tartus receives on average 823 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tartus?
Tartus 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 Tartus?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tartus between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1949, with 5.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tartus?
Yes: Tartus has on average 78 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tartus?
In Tartus, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 6 August 1987, and the lowest was -9.4 °C on 5 February 1950.
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