Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Lattakia Syria

At Lattakia, the summers are hot, muggy, arid, and clear and the winters are cold, wet, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 44°F to 87°F and is rarely below 37°F or above 91°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Lattakia for hot-weather activities is from early June to late September.

The hot season lasts for 3.8 months, from June 16 to October 10, with an average daily high temperature above 82°F. The hottest month of the year at Lattakia is August, with an average high of 87°F and low of 72°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.3 months, from December 5 to March 15, with an average daily high temperature below 66°F. The coldest month of the year at Lattakia is January, with an average low of 45°F and high of 61°F.

At Lattakia, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Lattakia begins around May 15 and lasts for 4.9 months, ending around October 10.

The clearest month of the year at Lattakia is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 100% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 10 and lasts for 7.1 months, ending around May 15.

The cloudiest month of the year at Lattakia is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 38% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Lattakia varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.5 months, from October 21 to April 6, with a greater than 19% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Lattakia is January, with an average of 10.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.5 months, from April 6 to October 21. The month with the fewest wet days at Lattakia is July, with an average of 0.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone at Lattakia is January, with an average of 10.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 37% on January 17.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Lattakia experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.9 months, from September 20 to May 15, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain at Lattakia is January, with an average rainfall of 3.6 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.1 months, from May 15 to September 20. The month with the least rain at Lattakia is July, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day at Lattakia varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 46 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 33 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:20 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 25 minutes later at 7:45 AM on January 7. The earliest sunset is at 5:23 PM on December 5, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 32 minutes later at 7:55 PM on June 28.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Lattakia during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Lattakia experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from May 27 to October 11, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 22% of the time. The month with the most muggy days at Lattakia is August, with 26.5 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days at Lattakia is February, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Lattakia experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.9 months, from November 13 to April 9, with average wind speeds of more than 8.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Lattakia is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.1 months, from April 9 to November 13. The calmest month of the year at Lattakia is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.2 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Lattakia varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 8.4 months, from February 14 to October 25, with a peak percentage of 67% on September 4. The wind is most often from the east for 3.6 months, from October 25 to February 14, with a peak percentage of 49% on January 1.

Lattakia is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.4 months, from June 30 to October 10, with an average temperature above 79°F. The month of the year at Lattakia with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 83°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.0 months, from December 28 to April 29, with an average temperature below 67°F. The month of the year at Lattakia with the coolest water is March, with an average temperature of 63°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Lattakia throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Lattakia for general outdoor tourist activities is from early May to late June, with a peak score in the first week of June.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Lattakia for hot-weather activities is from early June to late September, with a peak score in the first week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen at Lattakia over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is January 15, with a 72% chance.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at Lattakia should appear around January 23, only rarely appearing before January 15 or after February 7.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 8 to August 23, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Lattakia is June, with an average of 8.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from November 2 to February 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Lattakia is December, with an average of 2.5 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Lattakia are 35.401 deg latitude, 35.949 deg longitude, and 148 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Lattakia contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 259 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 134 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,628 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (5,682 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Lattakia is covered by cropland (53%), grassland (16%), shrubs (15%), and trees (12%), within 10 miles by cropland (48%) and water (32%), and within 50 miles by water (47%) and cropland (34%).