Climate risk in Damascus
Damascus Governorate, Syria · 2.5M people in the urban area
What threatens Damascus most
- Water stress
- Extremely High WRI Aqueduct
- Drought
- High WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Moderate GSHAP
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Syria
Damascus's hottest day of 2025 reached 41.6°C.
Aleppo: 44.1°C.
Damascus's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Damascus is projected to have the climate that Homs (Syria) has today.
+1.7°C
Mean temperature over the year
+2.2°C
Highest in the warmest month
+0.9°C
Lowest in the coldest month
-8%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, Damascus would have the climate that Aleppo (Syria) has today.
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How close the match is: 1.0 σ to the climate of Homs today, where under 2 is close and over 4 is no match (Mahony et al. 2017). 2 of 3 climate model runs name the same city. Seasonal temperature and rain are compared, not extremes, city heat or the sea.
Where else Damascus stands out
48 days
Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C
Aleppo: 82 days.
Higher than in 80% of the world's 630 large cities
+2.4°C
Warming by 2050, moderate emissions
Aleppo: +2.5°C.
Higher than in 77% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Damascus
Read at the city's centre and compared with the Atlas's 630 large cities. Moderate emissions is the IPCC's scenario SSP2-4.5.
| Hazard | Damascus | Among large cities | In Syria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 48 days | Among large cities: above 80% | In Syria: 2 of 3 |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 23 days | Among large cities: above 27% | In Syria: 3 of 3 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 41.6°C | Among large cities: above 87% | In Syria: 3 of 3 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +2.4°C | Among large cities: above 77% | In Syria: 3 of 3 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 0 days | ||
| River flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Water stress | Extremely High (>80%) | Among large cities: above 70% | In Syria: 1 of 3 |
| Drought risk | High | Among large cities: above 50% | In Syria: 1 of 3 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 1.56 m/s² | Among large cities: above 73% | In Syria: 2 of 3 |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 0 m/s |
Flood depth is read in a single 1 km cell at the city's centre, in today's climate. Other parts of the city can still flood. The country page names the deepest point near a coastal city in 2080, so its figure can be higher. See how deep a river flood reaches around Damascus on the live map
See the hot days around Damascus on the live map
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