Climate averages 1991–2020
As Salamīyah weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in As Salamīyah: daytime highs average 35.1°C and nights cool to about 20.7°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 July (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 16 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ḩamāh (30 km away). In July its highs average 35.5°C, about as warm as As Salamīyah, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 18 cities listed in Syria, As Salamīyah ranks 12th of 18 for the warmest July highs and joint 7th of 18 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 18 cities is 36.0°C; As Salamīyah is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 35.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July 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
As Salamīyah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 30 | 7.0 | 10.110 h |
| February | 14.3°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 28 | 6.3 | 10.911 h |
| March | 18.6°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 24 | 5.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 23.8°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 13 | 3.2 | 13.013 h |
| May | 28.9°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 12 | 2.3 | 14.014 h |
| June | 32.8°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 14.514 h |
| July, selected | 35.1°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 14.314 h |
| August | 35.3°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 0.6 | 0.3 | 13.513 h |
| September | 32.5°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 1.2 | 0.5 | 12.412 h |
| October | 27.3°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 11 | 2.7 | 11.311 h |
| November | 19.6°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 17 | 4.1 | 10.410 h |
| December | 14.2°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 26 | 5.7 | 9.910 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
July in nearby cities
- Ḩamāh in JulySyria · 30 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 21.1°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Homs in JulySyria · 44 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 20.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ţarţūs in JulySyria · 107 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 23.1°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Idlib in JulySyria · 109 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 20.4°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Tripoli, Lebanon in JulyLebanon · 128 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 24.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Latakia in JulySyria · 128 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 23.6°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Aleppo in JulySyria · 133 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 21.6°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Samandağ in JulyTurkey · 154 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 23.1°C · 6.3 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 As Salamīyah) is explained once on the As Salamīyah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.