Weather in Damascus

On this site the months that score closest to a 22°C day, lighter rain, and moderate humidity are May, June, and September. Damascus is in Syria at 33.5°N. The 2001–2020 NASA POWER daily record describes a Mediterranean pattern: dry summers and wetter winters.

August is the warmest month (average 26.9°C, high 35.3°C) and January is the coolest (average 5.7°C, low 0.9°C). Rain is wet season runs from December to February, inside an annual total of 287 mm. The wettest month is January at 69 mm; the driest is July at 0 mm.

How warm Damascus gets

The heat peaks in August, when the typical afternoon is 35.3°C. The opposite pole is January, when mornings average 0.9°C.

Mean high across all twelve months is 23.3°C and mean low is 9.6°C. These are 20-year grid averages, so a city station can read a few degrees warmer or cooler.

When Damascus gets wet

The wet season in Damascus starts in December and ends in February (December, January, and February). January is the core of it at 69 mm. July is the other extreme, with 0 mm.

A rainy day here is a day with at least 1 mm in the NASA POWER series. January averages 11 such days; July averages 0.

Distinctive months in Damascus

The year bottoms out in January. Plan for 0.9°C at night and 10.5°C in the afternoon. In March, Damascus averages 16.6°C by day and 4.0°C at night, with 29 mm of rain. April brings 18 mm and 4 rainy days; temperatures run from 7.0°C to 21.3°C. May stands apart from the months beside it: 27.1°C / 11.2°C and 7 mm. June: 32.3°C high, 15.1°C low, 1 mm rain, 36% humidity. July is the driest month, averaging only 0 mm across 0 rainy days. Highs sit near 35.3°C.

Peak heat arrives in August: 35.3°C by day, 18.5°C at night, and 36% humidity. September stands apart from the months beside it: 31.9°C / 16.3°C and 2 mm. October stands apart from the months beside it: 26.0°C / 12.7°C and 13 mm. November brings 35 mm and 6 rainy days; temperatures run from 6.8°C to 18.0°C. December is when the wet season typically starts in Damascus: highs near 12.8°C, and rainfall jumps to 57 mm (9 rainy days).

Best months to visit Damascus

The three months with the highest comfort score are May, June, and September: May (19.1°C average, 7 mm, 46% humidity); June (23.7°C average, 1 mm, 36% humidity); September (24.1°C average, 2 mm, 40% humidity). They fall in calendar order. The score rewards averages near 22°C, lower rainfall, and humidity near 60%. It is a climate score, not a festival or price calendar.

If you want the wet season itself — fewer crowds, greener landscape, heavier rain — aim at December–February instead of the score.

How Damascus compares inside Syria

Aleppo is about 310 km away: Damascus is 3.1°C cooler than Aleppo in its hottest month and 146 mm drier over the year than Aleppo. Aleppo’s wettest month is December (86 mm) versus January here.