Syria
Weather locations in Syria
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Syria illustrated weather map
8 mapped locations
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Climate of Syria
Country climate guideSyria lies in the Fertile Crescent, its western edge a narrow strip of Mediterranean coast and its interior a long run of plateaus, steppe and desert running east to the Iraqi border. It is almost entirely in the rain shadow of the coastal mountains, so most of the country is dry, and only the coastal strip, the north-east around the Khabur, and the mountain fringes see meaningful rain. The winter rains that fall on the country almost all come from storms moving across the Mediterranean.
Main climate types
The coastal strip from Latakia to Tartous has a Mediterranean climate with mild wet winters and hot dry summers. The interior, including Damascus, Hama and Homs, is a hot semi-arid steppe, and the far north-east desert grazing land, together with the Badia to the south-east, reaches into the arid desert group. Above 1,000 metres the Jebel Ansariyeh and the Kurdish hills are cooler and catch more snow.
Temperatures
Damascus averages about 5 °C to 6 °C in January and about 28 °C in July, with a wide seasonal range; daytime highs in July and August frequently pass 38 °C. Alexandria-type coastal stations differ greatly: Latakia averages about 12 °C in January and about 24 °C in July, and the coast is noticeably cooler and damper in summer. Mountain villages run colder in winter and pleasant in summer, and inland desert nights in winter can approach freezing.
Rainfall
Annual rainfall is very uneven. The coast takes roughly 700 mm to 900 mm, the northern highlands around Aleppo and Idleb about 250 mm to 400 mm, Damascus about 200 mm to 250 mm, and the desert around Rayak and Palmyra less than 100 mm. Almost all of it falls between November and March, and the summer is completely dry. Snow falls on the higher mountains, and occasionally on Damascus, rarely persisting.
When to go
The best months are between mid-September and early June, when daytime warmth is moderate and rainfall has stopped. The coast is most comfortable from May to October, and the desert interiors should be avoided in July and August.