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When to go to Raqqa

Twelve months of averages for Raqqa, and what they say about when to go.

When to go

What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

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.

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Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): June to September.
The warmest month is July (40°C) and the coolest January (11°C). The wettest is December (52 mm) and the driest July (0 mm); about 277 mm of rain falls in a year.

Raqqa: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCool
FebCool
MarMild–warm, dry
AprMild–warm, dry
MayMild–warm, dry
JunHot
JulHot
AugHot
SeptHot
OctMild–warm, dry
NovMild–warm, dry
DecCool

Month by month

Every month in Raqqa

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Raqqa by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	11°C	0°C	48 mm	74%	49%	2.7	23°C	Cool
February	14°C	2°C	41 mm	71%	51%	3.6	24°C	Cool
March	19°C	6°C	35 mm	65%	46%	5	27°C	Mild to warm and dry
April	24°C	10°C	27 mm	59%	43%	6.2	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	30°C	16°C	15 mm	51%	34%	7.2	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	36°C	21°C	3 mm	39%	12%	8.2	37°C	Hot
July	40°C	24°C	0 mm	36%	8%	7.9	39°C	Hot
August	39°C	24°C	1 mm	39%	10%	7.1	39°C	Hot
September	35°C	20°C	3 mm	40%	13%	5.9	37°C	Hot
October	28°C	15°C	20 mm	44%	30%	4.4	34°C	Mild to warm and dry
November	19°C	7°C	32 mm	59%	38%	3.2	29°C	Mild to warm and dry
December	13°C	2°C	52 mm	70%	46%	2.5	25°C	Cool

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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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)

Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

11°C

0°C

48 mm

74%

49%

2.7

23°C

Cool

February

14°C

2°C

41 mm

71%

51%

3.6

24°C

Cool

March

19°C

6°C

35 mm

65%

46%

27°C

Mild to warm and dry

April

24°C

10°C

27 mm

59%

43%

6.2

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

30°C

16°C

15 mm

51%

34%

7.2

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

36°C

21°C

3 mm

39%

12%

8.2

37°C

Hot

July

40°C

24°C

0 mm

36%

7.9

39°C

Hot

August

39°C

24°C

1 mm

39%

10%

7.1

39°C

Hot

September

35°C

20°C

3 mm

40%

13%

5.9

37°C

Hot

October

28°C

15°C

20 mm

44%

30%

4.4

34°C

Mild to warm and dry

November

19°C

7°C

32 mm

59%

38%

3.2

29°C

Mild to warm and dry

December

13°C

2°C

52 mm

70%

46%

2.5

25°C

Cool