Ar Raqqah Weather in August
Ar Raqqah in August
The short of it: Ar Raqqah in August averages a high of 39 °C (102 °F) and a low of 25 °C (77 °F), with 0.0 mm (0.00 in) of rain and about 13 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 39° · low 25° · rain 0.0 mm · daylight 13 h 31 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & November
Thirty years of records give Ar Raqqah an average August high of 39°, a low of 25° and some 0.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 39° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 0.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 31 min in mid-August, 52 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and November.
Against its neighbours, Ar Raqqah runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Al-Tabqa, 43 km to the WSW, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Ar Raqqah, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-TabqaRaqqa | 43 km WSW | 39° | 24° | 0.0 mm |
| AkçakaleŞanlıurfa | 84 km N | 40° | 24° | 2.0 mm |
| QabbāsīnAleppo | 86 km WNW | 40° | 22° | 0.0 mm |
| PekmezliŞanlıurfa | 97 km NNE | 40° | 23° | 2.0 mm |
| HarranŞanlıurfa | 101 km N | 39° | 24° | 2.0 mm |
| ManbijAleppo | 114 km NW | 40° | 22° | 0.0 mm |
| Dayr ḨāfirAleppo | 119 km WNW | 38° | 22° | 0.0 mm |
| ‘Ayn al ‘ArabAleppo | 120 km NNW | 41° | 23° | 1.0 mm |