Raqqa Governorate · Syria
Raqqa
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Syria at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- Local time
- Asia/Damascus
- Country
- Syria
- Population
- 531,952
- Elevation
- 259 m
- Airports
- ALP
- 162 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 1,960 km
- 3 hrs 5 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Raqqa, month by month
- Jan11°
- Feb14°
- Mar19°
- Apr24°
- May30°
- Jun36°
- Jul40°
- Aug39°
- Sept35°
- Oct28°
- Nov19°
- Dec13°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 11°C in January to 40°C in July, with about 277 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for RaqqaModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
No airport with scheduled flights is listed for Raqqa itself; these are the nearest.
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBRaqqa
1,960 km
3 hrs 5 mins · Estimate
From AUHRaqqa
1,970 km
3 hrs 5 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Damascus
- Country
- Syria
- Currency
- Syrian Pound SYPToday's indicative rate: SYP 100 ≈ USD 0.82Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C, E and L220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 110ambulance112police113fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +963 · On the right
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Syria at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)