title: Jdeidat Artouz
text: # Jdeidat Artouz
  
  Jdeidat Artouz (Arabic: جديدة عرطوز, also spelled Jdeidet Artouz) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located southwest of Damascus. Nearby localities include Qatana to the west, Artouz to the south, Khan al-Shih to the southeast, and Darayya to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Jdeidat Artouz had a population of 45,000 in the 2004 census. It has a mixed population of Christians, Druze, and Sunni Muslims. Christians and Druze primarily live in the southern district of Jdeidat Artouz al-Balad, while Sunnis primarily live in the northern district of Jdeidat al-Wadl.
  
  ## Climate
  
  In Jdeidat Artouz, there is a local steppe climate. Rainfall is higher in winter than in summer. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BSk. The average annual temperature in Jdeidat Artouz is 16.8 °C (62.2 °F). About 242 mm (9.53 in) of precipitation falls annually. The driest month is June, with 0 mm of rain. In January, the precipitation reaches its peak, with an average of 56 mm. August is the warmest month of the year. The temperature in August averages 26.0 °C. At 7.0 °C on average, January is the coldest month of the year.
  
  Climate data for Jdeidat Artouz :
  
  | Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Average high °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) | 13.6 (56.5) | 17.2 (63.0) | 22.2 (72.0) | 27.9 (82.2) | 32.6 (90.7) | 34.6 (94.3) | 35 (95) | 31.4 (88.5) | 26.7 (80.1) | 19.7 (67.5) | 14.1 (57.4) | 23.9 (75.0) |
  | Average low °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) | 3 (37) | 5.2 (41.4) | 8.4 (47.1) | 12.1 (53.8) | 15.3 (59.5) | 16.8 (62.2) | 17.1 (62.8) | 14.6 (58.3) | 11.6 (52.9) | 7.3 (45.1) | 4.1 (39.4) | 9.8 (49.6) |
  | Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56 (2.2) | 44 (1.7) | 29 (1.1) | 14 (0.6) | 9 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 9 (0.4) | 30 (1.2) | 50 (2.0) | 242 (9.5) |
  | Source: Climate-Data.org,Climate data ||||||||||||||
  