Best time to visit Syria

Syria in this dataset covers 2 cities with distinct NASA POWER grid cells (plus nearby cities that share a cell). Annual rainfall among those cities runs from 287 mm in Damascus to 433 mm in Aleppo. The monthly-average temperature swing is 21.2–23.2°C depending on the city.

Every city we list in Syria falls in a Mediterranean pattern: dry summers and wetter winters.

Regional contrasts in Syria

The hottest peak in the sample is Aleppo in August (30.0°C). The coldest monthly average is Damascus in January (5.7°C). Aleppo takes the most rain (433 mm a year, wettest in December); Damascus takes the least (287 mm).

Warmest-month averages in the set range from 26.9°C to 30.0°C. Use the city pages for the month-by-month table; this page is the contrast between places.

Best months by region

Syria: typical hottest-month average 28.4°C and about 360 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Aleppo (May, June, and October); Damascus (May, June, and September).

Aleppo in Syria

Aleppo sits at 36.20°, 37.16°. It is a Mediterranean pattern: dry summers and wetter winters. August is the warmest month at 30.0°C (high 38.6°C); January is the coolest at 6.8°C (low 1.4°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 23.2°C.

The wet season runs from November to February. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are May, June, and October. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 2,098,210. The wettest month is December (86 mm, 10 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is July (2 mm).

Damascus in Syria

Damascus sits at 33.51°, 36.29°. It is a Mediterranean pattern: dry summers and wetter winters. August is the warmest month at 26.9°C (high 35.3°C); January is the coolest at 5.7°C (low 0.9°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 21.2°C.

The wet season runs from December to February. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are May, June, and September. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,569,394. The wettest month is January (69 mm, 11 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is July (0 mm).