The climate of Tartus (Syria)
Tartus or Tartous is located on the west coast of Syria on the
Mediterranean Sea. Tartus is the second largest port of the country
after Latakia. The city played an important role in the history of the
crusaders and the knights templar. The crusaders built the cathedral
of our Lady Tortosa which is a city museum nowadays. North of the city
the Marqab catle can be found, an Arab castle which was built in the
11th century. Off the coast of Tartus Arwad Island is situated. The
city of Arwad is located on this island which is the only inhabited
island in Syria. The historic center of this city is well worth
visiting. Tartus has a Mediterranean climate influenced by the
Mediterranean Sea. Summers are pleasant, winters are mild. Because of
this influence there are hardly any extremes. A fair amount of
precipitation falls during the winter. Tartus gets 900 millimeters of
annual precipitation. Summers are dry, hardly any rain falls during
this season. During the summer the temperature of the sea is very
pleasant.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Tartus.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
15
8
5
11
18
February
15
8
6
10
17
March
18
10
7
9
17
April
21
13
8
6
18
May
25
16
10
3
21
June
27
19
12
1
24
July
29
22
11
2
26
August
30
22
11
2
28
September
29
20
10
2
27
October
26
17
8
5
25
November
21
13
6
6
22
December
17
9
5
10
19
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
