Deir ez-Zor
City in Syria: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Deir ez-Zor collection: See each photo for its author and license., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Deir ez-Zor is a city in Syria. About 271,800 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Syria in our atlas.
It lies at 35.34° N, 40.14° E, about 210 m (689 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Damascus time zone.
Location
Red dot: Deir ez-Zor. Green dots: other major cities of Syria. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Deir ez-Zor has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 41°C (105°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 0°C (32°F). Around 157 mm (6 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in SyriaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Ar Raqqah · 123 km
- Al Ḩasakah · 141 km
- Al Qāmishlī · 215 km
- Al Bāb · 264 km
- Aleppo · 286 km
- Ḩamāh · 307 km
- Homs · 317 km
- Idlib · 324 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 170794 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q239097 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Deir ez-Zor collection: See each photo for its author and license., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)