Weather, climate and best time to go to Syria
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Syria
Best time to go to Syria
Holiday Syria
Best time to go to Syria
The best time to go to Syria is from february until november, in which you have a soft till hot temperature and none till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in Syria is 37° in july and the lowest is 13° in january.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Syria or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
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| Jan | 13° | 45 mm | |
| Feb | 16° | 53 mm | |
| Mar | 20° | 22 mm | |
| Apr | 25° | 9 mm | |
| May | 30° | 8 mm | |
| Jun | 34° | 1 mm | |
| Jul | 37° | 0 mm | |
| Aug | 37° | 0 mm | |
| Sep | 33° | 4 mm | |
| Oct | 28° | 11 mm | |
| Nov | 21° | 20 mm | |
| Dec | 15° | 50 mm |
- No or hardly any rainfall
- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Syria? Go to the full climate information about Syria
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Syria indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Syria.
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Holiday Syria
Hotels and apartments in Syria
If you do not want to book a package tour, you can use Booking.com for the cheapest hotels, apartments and other accommodations in Syria
Flight tickets to Syria
Through our partners below you will find the cheapest flight tickets for Syria. Click on a logo to go to the website or take a look on Skyscanner for the cheapeast flight tickets from all the airline companies.
Climate Syria
Climate Syria
In Syria there are 3 types of climates prevailing, namely the hot desert climate, hot-summer mediterranean climate and warm-summer mediterranean climate. The average annual temperature for Syria is 26° degrees and there is 224 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 277 days a year with an average humidity of 46% and an UV-index of 6.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Damascus in Syria per month.
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Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
Dry days |
Wind force in Bft |
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| Jan | 13° | 6° | 45 mm | 11 | 20 | 2 | 3 |
| Feb | 16° | 8° | 53 mm | 9 | 19 | 2 | 4 |
| Mar | 20° | 11° | 22 mm | 8 | 23 | 3 | 5 |
| Apr | 25° | 16° | 9 mm | 6 | 24 | 3 | 6 |
| May | 30° | 21° | 8 mm | 4 | 27 | 3 | 7 |
| Jun | 34° | 25° | 1 mm | 0 | 30 | 3 | 8 |
| Jul | 37° | 27° | 0 mm | 0 | 31 | 3 | 8 |
| Aug | 37° | 27° | 0 mm | 0 | 31 | 2 | 8 |
| Sep | 33° | 24° | 4 mm | 2 | 28 | 2 | 7 |
| Oct | 28° | 20° | 11 mm | 5 | 26 | 2 | 5 |
| Nov | 21° | 13° | 20 mm | 6 | 24 | 2 | 5 |
| Dec | 15° | 8° | 50 mm | 9 | 22 | 2 | 3 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 13° in january in Syria and at least around 6° degrees. In january there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 45 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in Syria.
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 16° in february in Syria and at least around 8° degrees. In february there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 53 mm and the it will be dry 19 days this month in Syria.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 20° in march in Syria and at least around 11° degrees. In march there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 22 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month in Syria.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 25° in april in Syria and at least around 16° degrees. In april there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 9 mm and the it will be dry 24 days this month in Syria.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 30° in may in Syria and at least around 21° degrees. In may there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 8 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Syria.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 34° in june in Syria and at least around 25° degrees. and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Syria.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 37° in july in Syria and at least around 27° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Syria.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 37° in august in Syria and at least around 27° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Syria.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 33° in september in Syria and at least around 24° degrees. In september there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 4 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Syria.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 28° in october in Syria and at least around 20° degrees. In october there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 11 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Syria.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 21° in november in Syria and at least around 13° degrees. In november there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 20 mm and the it will be dry 24 days this month in Syria.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 15° in december in Syria and at least around 8° degrees. In december there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 50 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in Syria.
Weather statistics Syria
Weather statistics Syria
View all weather statistics from Syria per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Syria and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Syria
About Syria
Time difference Syria
Vaccinations Syria
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Currency Syria
14 day weather forecast Syria
The weather for Damascus in Syria will be 26° till 14° degrees in the next 14 days with several days chance of light rain showers.
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| Max (°C) | 26° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 24° | 23° |
| Min (°C) | 16° | 16° | 12° | 17° | 16° | 17° | 16° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 20% | 15% | 0% | 20% | 15% | 0% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1.4mm | 0.2mm | 0mm | 1.5mm | 0.3mm | 0mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
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| Max (°C) | 27° | 25° | 24° | 19° | 16° | 14° | 13° |
| Min (°C) | 18° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 10° | 9° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 10% | 15% | 0% | 15% | 10% | 15% | 15% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0.8mm | 0.2mm | 0mm | 0.1mm | 0.8mm | 1.0mm | 1.1mm |
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| UV-index | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
About Syria
Syria is in the continental part Midden-Oosten and the capital is Damascus. It is 185.180 km² with 193 km of coastline and has a population of 18.270.000. In terms of area, the country is somewhat smaller United Kingdom. If you want to call Syria you have to use +963 or 00963 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +9635012457809 or 009635012457809.
Syria is in a straight line at 3.536 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 5 hour and 30 min.
Time difference Syria
In Syria it is now 00:06 hour at night on sunday 21 october 2018. That is 2 hour later than in United Kingdom. The time zone of Syria is Asia/Damascus and the Greenwich time is UTC+03.
Vaccinations Syria
Recommended vaccinations
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Syria.
- BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
- Buiktyfus
- Hepatitis B
- Rabiës
- Schistosomiasis
Reisadvies Syria
Bron: Nederlandwereldwijd.nl - Rijksoverheid
Dit reisadvies is opnieuw beoordeeld. Er is geen reden voor inhoudelijke aanpassingen. Reis niet naar Syrië. Het land verkeert in een burgeroorlog. Bent u in Syrië? Verlaat het land dan zo snel mogelijk.
Bekijk het actuele reisadvies voor Syria op de site van de Rijksoverheid.
Currency Syria
In Syria the Syrisch pond is used to pay.
Exchange rate Syrisch pond op 20 october 2018
1 Syrisch pond = € 0,00 euro
100 Syrisch pond = € 0,17 euro
1 euro = 589,05 Syrisch pond
100 euro = 58.905,32 Syrisch pond
Install exchange rate app
It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
MasterCard ATM Hunter
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