Climate averages 1991–2020
Deir ez-Zor 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 Deir ez-Zor: daytime highs average 40.0°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 29 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ar Raqqah (123 km away). In August its highs average 39.3°C, 0.7°C cooler than Deir ez-Zor, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 18 cities listed in Syria, Deir ez-Zor ranks 2nd 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; Deir ez-Zor is 4.0°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 4.3°C to 35.7°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
Deir ez-Zor climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 25 | 5.5 | 10.110 h |
| February | 15.1°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 23 | 4.8 | 10.911 h |
| March | 20.5°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 21 | 4.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 26.6°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 12 | 2.6 | 13.113 h |
| May | 32.5°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 8.2 | 1.6 | 14.014 h |
| June | 37.4°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 14.514 h |
| July | 40.4°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.314 h |
| August, selected | 40.0°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13.513 h |
| September | 35.7°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 29.3°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 9.8 | 1.7 | 11.311 h |
| November | 19.9°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 19 | 3.5 | 10.310 h |
| December | 13.9°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 24 | 5.0 | 9.810 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
- Ar Raqqah in AugustSyria · 123 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 24.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Al Qā’im in AugustIraq · 130 kmHigh 40.6°C · Low 26.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al Ḩasakah in AugustSyria · 141 kmHigh 40.5°C · Low 26.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al-Tabqa in AugustSyria · 154 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 23.6°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kızıltepe in AugustTurkey · 210 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 24.5°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Viranşehir in AugustTurkey · 213 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 24.7°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Al Qāmishlī in AugustSyria · 214 kmHigh 39.4°C · Low 24.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Mardin in AugustTurkey · 226 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 20.9°C · 0.4 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 Deir ez-Zor) is explained once on the Deir ez-Zor year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.