Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Ḩasakah weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Al Ḩasakah: daytime highs average 40.5°C and nights cool to about 26.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 33 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Qāmishlī (75 km away). In August its highs average 39.4°C, 1.0°C cooler than Al Ḩasakah, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 18 cities listed in Syria, Al Ḩasakah ranks 1st of 18 for the warmest August highs and joint 1st of 18 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 18 cities is 36.0°C; Al Ḩasakah is 4.5°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 4.8°C to 35.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Al Ḩasakah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.6°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 50 | 8.6 | 10.010 h |
| February | 13.7°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 47 | 8.3 | 10.811 h |
| March | 18.6°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 44 | 7.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 24.5°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 30 | 5.6 | 13.113 h |
| May | 31.1°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 18 | 3.2 | 14.114 h |
| June | 37.3°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 14.615 h |
| July | 41.0°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.414 h |
| August, selected | 40.5°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| September | 35.6°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 28.6°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 19 | 3.1 | 11.311 h |
| November | 19.3°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 33 | 5.3 | 10.310 h |
| December | 13.2°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 49 | 8.0 | 9.710 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Al Qāmishlī in AugustSyria · 75 kmHigh 39.4°C · Low 24.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kızıltepe in AugustTurkey · 78 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 24.5°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Mardin in AugustTurkey · 90 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 20.9°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Midyat in AugustTurkey · 115 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 23.1°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Viranşehir in AugustTurkey · 119 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 24.7°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Deir ez-Zor in AugustSyria · 141 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 26.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Bismil in AugustTurkey · 150 kmHigh 38.9°C · Low 22.9°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Cizre in AugustTurkey · 157 kmHigh 39.7°C · Low 22.9°C · 0.2 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Al Ḩasakah) is explained once on the Al Ḩasakah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.