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Latakia weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Average temperatures in Latakia follow a clear seasonal rhythm, rising and falling by 14.0°C over the course of the year. Rain here skips the warm season: the bulk of it falls from November to March. Latakia weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

−0.4°Chigh near average

24° / 18°Today
24° / 20°Average
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How it's changed

+1.5°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–4911days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 1 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 1 in the 1940s+1.5°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 247 mmhigh 15°low 11°February, rain 176 mmhigh 15°low 11°March, rain 139 mmhigh 17°low 13°April, rain 81 mmhigh 19°low 15°May, rain 46 mmhigh 22°low 19°June, rain 19 mmhigh 25°low 22°July, rain 9 mmhigh 27°low 25°August, rain 9 mmhigh 28°low 25°September, rain 21 mmhigh 27°low 24°October, rain 81 mmhigh 25°low 21°November, rain 141 mmhigh 21°low 16°December, rain 237 mmhigh 16°low 13°wettest month January, 247 mm · 1,208 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Partly cloudy

Right now

23.1°

23°feels like
59%humidity
15°dew point
9 km/hfrom SW
UV index3.7
sunrise06:46sunset17:56day length11h 10m
TodayPartly cloudy24°18°
TueMostly clear25°17°
WedMostly clear29°19°
ThuMostly clear28°18°
FriMostly clear30°19°
SatMostly clear31°20°
SunMostly clear28°20°

On this date: October 19

Today (forecast)
24° / 18°
Average for October 19
24° / 20°

High near average · −0.4°C

  • Highest since 1940: 30.5° · 2009
  • Lowest since 1940: 15.7° · 1977
  • One year ago: 24° / 23°

Every October 19 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 19 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Latakia is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 35.53°N, 35.79°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
35.53°N, 35.79°E
Time zone
Asia/Damascus
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

19 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +0.1°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

The warmest month is August, with typical afternoon highs of 28.1°C and nights around 25.5°C. On about 165 nights a year, the temperature never drops below 20°C. At the other extreme, January brings afternoon highs of about 14.5°C and typical overnight lows of 11.0°C. Frost is essentially unknown.

Latakia picks up roughly 1,208 mm a year, with a peak of 247 mm in January and as little as 9 mm in August.

The record here starts in 1940, and since then the annual mean in Latakia has climbed 1.5°C from the first ten years to the last ten. No period since 1940 has been warmer than the most recent decade.

Climate graph (climograph)

August is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 14°C. Wettest month: January (~247 mm). Whole year averages ~1,208 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Rainy days by month

About 81 rainy days a year: most in January (~14), fewest in August (~1).

Bars = average number of days with ≥ 2 mm per month. Hover for the monthly rainfall total.

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Latakia month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainRainy daysDaylightHighestLowest
January14.5°11.0°247 mm149.8 h21.9° (2021)2.1° (1950)
February15.1°11.4°176 mm1110.7 h22.5° (1941)0.0° (1950)
March16.6°13.0°139 mm1111.7 h26.0° (2013)4.5° (1985)
April19.1°15.4°81 mm812.9 h30.9° (2024)7.9° (1997)
May22.1°18.6°46 mm413.9 h30.4° (2020)12.9° (1993)
June25.1°22.2°19 mm214.4 h32.3° (1966)16.7° (1991)
July27.3°24.8°9 mm114.2 h31.8° (2007)21.2° (1992)
August28.1°25.5°9 mm113.3 h33.6° (1962)21.2° (1968)
September27.0°23.9°21 mm212.2 h33.5° (1946)17.7° (1970)
October24.7°20.9°81 mm611.1 h33.6° (1943)13.1° (1965)
November20.5°16.4°141 mm810.1 h28.3° (2025)4.6° (1953)
December16.2°12.6°237 mm129.6 h24.8° (2010)4.3° (1992)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +1.5°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.15°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Sep–Nov is warming fastest: +0.16°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 0.7 early in the record → 10.6 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 1962, coldest in 1950: 33.6°C / 0.0°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~1,208 mm/year on average. Last decade: −3% vs that average. Long-term trend: −29 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Latakia

Which is the warmest month in Latakia?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Latakia is August (mean daily temperature of about 26.8°C) and the coolest is January (about 12.7°C).
How does today's temperature in Latakia compare to the historical average?
On October 19, 2026, Latakia is forecast to reach a high of 23.9°C and a low of 17.5°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 24.3°C and a low of 20.5°C, so today's high is about equal to that average.
How much has Latakia warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Latakia is about 1.5°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Latakia?
Latakia receives about 1,208 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with January typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Latakia?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Latakia is about 19.7°C. The warmest month is August and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Latakia by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Latakia (°C, full record since 1940): January 15°/11°, February 15°/11°, March 17°/13°, April 19°/15°, May 22°/19°, June 25°/22°, July 27°/25°, August 28°/25°, September 27°/24°, October 25°/21°, November 21°/16°, December 16°/13°.
What is the weather like in Latakia in summer?
In summer, June through August, Latakia is dry and warm. Daytime highs sit at 25–28°C and nights at 22–25°C; August is the warmest month. Rain falls off from 19 mm on 2 days in June to 9 mm on 1 day in August. No season is drier.
What is the weather like in Latakia in winter?
In winter, December through February, Latakia is wet and fairly mild. Afternoons run 15–16°C and nights 11–13°C; January is the coldest month. Rain falls on about 12 days a month, adding up to around 220 mm. No season is wetter.
What is the weather like in Latakia in spring?
In spring, March through May, Latakia is mild. March is still 17°C in the afternoon and 13°C at night, May already 22°C and 19°C. Rain falls off from 139 mm on 11 days in March to 46 mm on 4 days in May.
What is the weather like in Latakia in autumn?
Autumn in Latakia (September to November) is pleasantly warm. September is still 27°C by day and 24°C at night; by November it is down to 21°C and 16°C. Rain rises from 21 mm on 2 days in September to 141 mm on 8 days in November.
How many days a year does it rain in Latakia?
On long-term average, Latakia has about 81 days a year with at least 2 mm of rain or snow. The annual total is roughly 1,208 mm.

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