Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Weather Score #

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Perfect for sun worshippers, beach lovers, and those seeking warm, dry climates for outdoor activities and relaxation.

Formula optimized for hot weather enthusiasts who prefer temperatures above 25°C (77°F) with maximum sun exposure and minimal precipitation.

Key factors in the calculation:

High temperatures: Favors locations with warm to hot daily highs
Abundant sunshine: Rewards areas with maximum daylight hours
Low precipitation: Penalizes frequent rain and wet conditions
Warm nights: Considers comfortable evening temperatures

Temperatures #

Latakia has the mildest temperatures, staying within a comfortable range for most of the year
Dayr az Zawr experiences the most extreme heat, with July and August seeing maximum temperatures exceeding 40°C, creating discomfort
Damascus has minimum temperature of 4.9C in January, leading to discomfort
Coastal Latakia is mild, while inland Dayr az Zawr is extreme.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Damascus	Aleppo	Homs	Latakia	Hamah	Ar Raqqah	Dayr az Zawr
Jan	12.6°C	12.2°C	13.3°C	15.7°C	14.2°C	13.4°C	14.2°C
Feb	13.9°C	13.6°C	14.3°C	15.7°C	15.3°C	14.8°C	15.7°C
Mar	18.3°C	17.7°C	18.0°C	17.5°C	19.0°C	19.6°C	20.6°C
Apr	24.4°C	24.0°C	23.9°C	20.9°C	25.1°C	26.1°C	27.1°C
May	29.7°C	29.6°C	28.6°C	24.2°C	30.3°C	31.9°C	32.8°C
Jun	33.9°C	34.1°C	32.0°C	26.7°C	34.1°C	36.8°C	38.0°C
Jul	37.0°C	37.6°C	34.8°C	29.5°C	37.2°C	40.3°C	41.1°C
Aug	36.6°C	36.9°C	34.2°C	29.7°C	36.8°C	39.5°C	40.6°C
Sep	33.6°C	34.2°C	32.4°C	28.8°C	34.4°C	35.7°C	36.9°C
Oct	27.4°C	28.2°C	27.6°C	26.5°C	29.1°C	29.4°C	30.2°C
Nov	19.8°C	19.9°C	20.4°C	21.7°C	21.5°C	20.9°C	21.5°C
Dec	15.0°C	14.4°C	15.5°C	17.8°C	16.4°C	15.5°C	16.1°C
Average	25.2°C	27.0°C	25.2°C	27.9°C	26.1°C	24.6°C	22.9°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Damascus	Aleppo	Homs	Latakia	Hamah	Ar Raqqah	Dayr az Zawr
Jan	5.0°C	5.5°C	5.9°C	11.4°C	6.5°C	6.5°C	7.1°C
Feb	5.3°C	5.7°C	5.8°C	11.0°C	6.5°C	7.0°C	7.7°C
Mar	8.2°C	8.5°C	8.4°C	13.1°C	8.7°C	10.7°C	11.7°C
Apr	12.0°C	12.5°C	12.1°C	15.6°C	12.5°C	15.2°C	16.4°C
May	16.3°C	17.1°C	16.3°C	19.0°C	17.1°C	20.1°C	21.5°C
Jun	19.5°C	20.7°C	19.5°C	22.4°C	20.4°C	24.1°C	25.8°C
Jul	21.4°C	22.9°C	21.8°C	25.0°C	22.8°C	26.4°C	28.2°C
Aug	21.3°C	22.9°C	21.8°C	25.7°C	22.8°C	26.0°C	27.8°C
Sep	19.7°C	21.1°C	20.2°C	24.6°C	21.2°C	23.6°C	25.3°C
Oct	15.8°C	17.3°C	17.0°C	21.6°C	17.9°C	19.0°C	20.2°C
Nov	10.9°C	12.0°C	12.1°C	17.0°C	12.9°C	13.0°C	13.8°C
Dec	7.2°C	7.9°C	8.0°C	13.3°C	8.7°C	8.6°C	9.2°C
Average	14.5°C	16.7°C	13.6°C	17.9°C	14.8°C	14.1°C	18.3°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

A striking contrast is evident between Aleppo, Damascus, and the coastal city of Latakia compared to Homs, Dayr az Zawr, Ar Raqqah, Hamah, where total sun hours are consistently recorded at zero across all months.
Aleppo and Damascus not only enjoy significant hours of sunshine throughout the year, peaking at 14.0 hours in July, but also experience very low precipitation levels, particularly in the summer months, allowing for a distinctly drier and sunnier climate compared to the other cities.

Sunny Weather

Period	Damascus	Aleppo	Homs	Latakia	Hamah	Ar Raqqah	Dayr az Zawr
Jan	6.0 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	5.9 hours/day
Feb	7.2 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	6.5 hours/day
Mar	8.1 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	7.0 hours/day
Apr	10.5 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	9.4 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	9.1 hours/day	9.1 hours/day	9.6 hours/day
May	12.7 hours/day	11.3 hours/day	12.2 hours/day	9.6 hours/day	12.0 hours/day	11.9 hours/day	12.0 hours/day
Jun	13.9 hours/day	13.3 hours/day	13.6 hours/day	9.9 hours/day	13.5 hours/day	13.6 hours/day	13.7 hours/day
Jul	13.9 hours/day	13.9 hours/day	13.9 hours/day	10.7 hours/day	13.9 hours/day	13.9 hours/day	13.9 hours/day
Aug	13.5 hours/day	13.7 hours/day	13.7 hours/day	9.0 hours/day	13.7 hours/day	13.7 hours/day	13.6 hours/day
Sep	11.9 hours/day	11.4 hours/day	11.5 hours/day	9.0 hours/day	11.4 hours/day	11.9 hours/day	12.3 hours/day
Oct	10.5 hours/day	9.7 hours/day	9.8 hours/day	8.4 hours/day	9.9 hours/day	9.7 hours/day	9.8 hours/day
Nov	7.9 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	6.5 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	7.4 hours/day
Dec	6.4 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	6.7 hours/day
Average	9.1 hours/day	9.5 hours/day	10.2 hours/day	9.9 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	9.5 hours/day	7.4 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Damascus	Aleppo	Homs	Latakia	Hamah	Ar Raqqah	Dayr az Zawr
Jan	0.9mm	2.1mm	1.9mm	6.2mm	2.4mm	1.2mm	0.7mm
Feb	0.8mm	1.6mm	1.3mm	4.0mm	1.5mm	0.8mm	0.7mm
Mar	0.5mm	1.8mm	1.4mm	4.4mm	1.2mm	1.3mm	1.0mm
Apr	0.2mm	0.9mm	0.6mm	2.9mm	0.6mm	0.7mm	0.5mm
May	0.1mm	0.4mm	0.4mm	2.0mm	0.4mm	0.3mm	0.3mm
Jun	0.0mm	0.1mm	0.1mm	0.8mm	0.1mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
Jul	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.3mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
Aug	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.5mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
Sep	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.7mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
Oct	0.1mm	0.3mm	0.1mm	1.4mm	0.2mm	0.3mm	0.2mm
Nov	0.6mm	1.3mm	1.0mm	2.8mm	1.2mm	1.2mm	1.0mm
Dec	0.7mm	2.0mm	1.3mm	5.2mm	1.5mm	0.9mm	0.7mm
Average	0.9mm	0.6mm	0.3mm	0.4mm	0.8mm	0.7mm	2.6mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Damascus	Aleppo	Homs	Latakia	Hamah	Ar Raqqah	Dayr az Zawr
Jan	16.4km/h	18.9km/h	18.4km/h	21.1km/h	15.5km/h	18.6km/h	18.6km/h
Feb	16.6km/h	18.3km/h	19.6km/h	19.0km/h	15.5km/h	17.9km/h	18.8km/h
Mar	20.2km/h	22.7km/h	24.5km/h	22.1km/h	21.1km/h	23.1km/h	24.0km/h
Apr	19.5km/h	22.2km/h	23.5km/h	18.1km/h	19.7km/h	22.1km/h	22.8km/h
May	21.6km/h	25.6km/h	27.1km/h	19.0km/h	23.0km/h	25.1km/h	26.5km/h
Jun	21.6km/h	28.9km/h	28.9km/h	18.8km/h	24.4km/h	28.0km/h	28.8km/h
Jul	21.1km/h	29.4km/h	30.5km/h	20.0km/h	24.9km/h	30.3km/h	32.0km/h
Aug	19.9km/h	28.4km/h	28.9km/h	19.3km/h	23.6km/h	28.2km/h	28.9km/h
Sep	17.2km/h	24.3km/h	25.3km/h	17.3km/h	20.9km/h	22.8km/h	23.2km/h
Oct	14.2km/h	17.4km/h	19.2km/h	16.0km/h	15.0km/h	16.7km/h	17.4km/h
Nov	13.1km/h	16.6km/h	16.8km/h	17.0km/h	13.9km/h	15.4km/h	15.0km/h
Dec	14.3km/h	17.4km/h	15.7km/h	18.7km/h	13.5km/h	16.9km/h	16.2km/h
Average	22.5km/h	22.1km/h	18.0km/h	22.7km/h	19.3km/h	23.2km/h	18.9km/h

Humidity

Period	Damascus	Aleppo	Homs	Latakia	Hamah	Ar Raqqah	Dayr az Zawr
Jan	61.0%	65.5%	65.4%	63.2%	68.2%	58.4%	53.8%
Feb	56.0%	63.4%	62.6%	63.6%	64.7%	55.6%	50.5%
Mar	49.2%	62.5%	60.1%	66.6%	63.1%	51.2%	45.3%
Apr	38.3%	51.6%	49.1%	66.7%	51.4%	39.3%	33.6%
May	31.7%	44.3%	43.4%	68.0%	43.3%	32.0%	26.9%
Jun	31.1%	45.2%	46.2%	72.5%	43.7%	30.7%	23.7%
Jul	31.4%	44.7%	45.9%	73.8%	43.0%	29.9%	22.6%
Aug	34.8%	50.0%	51.5%	73.2%	48.6%	34.9%	25.6%
Sep	36.9%	47.9%	50.6%	66.8%	48.0%	34.7%	27.0%
Oct	40.6%	42.6%	49.5%	59.0%	47.0%	34.1%	30.0%
Nov	50.9%	52.2%	55.7%	58.1%	55.2%	46.5%	44.7%
Dec	58.2%	63.5%	62.1%	62.1%	63.9%	56.3%	52.5%
Average	52.8%	42.0%	43.3%	36.4%	53.3%	53.5%	66.1%

Daylight Hours #

In comparing the sunrise, sunset, and day length across the cities of Syria, it's evident that all cities experience their earliest sunrises in June and their latest sunrises in January or December, with some variation in times.
Dayr az Zawr records the longest day length (14:33) during June, while Aleppo has the shortest day length (9:44) in December, but the differences are marginal across the board, suggesting similar patterns in daylight hours.
These trends indicate a fairly consistent daylight cycle in the region, with variations being influenced primarily by geographical factors rather than significant disparities among the cities.

Sunrise Time

Period	Damascus	Aleppo	Homs	Latakia	Hamah	Ar Raqqah	Dayr az Zawr
Jan	7:00	7:03	7:01	7:07	7:02	6:55	6:49
Feb	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:44	6:40	6:32	6:27
Mar	6:09	6:06	6:08	6:11	6:08	5:59	5:54
Apr	6:04	5:58	6:02	6:04	6:01	5:51	5:47
May	5:35	5:26	5:31	5:33	5:30	5:19	5:16
Jun	5:26	5:15	5:21	5:22	5:19	5:08	5:05
Jul	5:37	5:27	5:32	5:34	5:31	5:20	5:17
Aug	5:58	5:50	5:54	5:57	5:53	5:43	5:40
Sep	6:18	6:14	6:16	6:20	6:16	6:07	6:02
Oct	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:38	6:34	6:26	6:21
Nov	6:29	6:31	6:30	6:35	6:31	6:23	6:17
Dec	6:54	6:57	6:55	7:01	6:56	6:49	6:43
Average	6:12	6:00	6:12	6:00	6:12	6:12	6:18

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Damascus	Aleppo	Homs	Latakia	Hamah	Ar Raqqah	Dayr az Zawr
Jan	17:13	17:04	17:09	17:11	17:08	16:57	16:54
Feb	17:41	17:34	17:37	17:40	17:37	17:26	17:23
Mar	18:08	18:05	18:07	18:10	18:07	17:58	17:53
Apr	19:06	19:05	19:05	19:10	19:06	18:58	18:52
May	19:29	19:31	19:30	19:35	19:31	19:23	19:17
Jun	19:46	19:50	19:47	19:53	19:49	19:42	19:35
Jul	19:44	19:47	19:46	19:51	19:46	19:40	19:34
Aug	19:20	19:20	19:20	19:25	19:20	19:12	19:07
Sep	18:40	18:38	18:39	18:43	18:39	18:31	18:26
Oct	17:55	17:49	17:52	17:55	17:52	17:42	17:38
Nov	16:55	16:47	16:52	16:53	16:50	16:40	16:37
Dec	16:52	16:42	16:47	16:49	16:46	16:35	16:32
Average	18:18	18:12	18:24	18:12	18:24	18:24	18:24

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Damascus	Aleppo	Homs	Latakia	Hamah	Ar Raqqah	Dayr az Zawr
Jan	10:13 hours	10:01 hours	10:08 hours	10:04 hours	10:06 hours	9:57 hours	9:54 hours
Feb	10:41 hours	10:34 hours	10:37 hours	10:40 hours	10:37 hours	10:26 hours	10:23 hours
Mar	11:08 hours	11:05 hours	11:07 hours	11:10 hours	11:07 hours	10:58 hours	10:53 hours
Apr	12:06 hours	12:05 hours	12:05 hours	12:10 hours	12:06 hours	11:58 hours	11:52 hours
May	12:29 hours	12:31 hours	12:30 hours	12:35 hours	12:31 hours	12:23 hours	12:17 hours
Jun	12:46 hours	12:50 hours	12:47 hours	12:53 hours	12:49 hours	12:42 hours	12:35 hours
Jul	12:44 hours	12:47 hours	12:46 hours	12:51 hours	12:46 hours	12:40 hours	12:34 hours
Aug	12:20 hours	12:20 hours	12:20 hours	12:25 hours	12:20 hours	12:12 hours	12:07 hours
Sep	11:40 hours	11:38 hours	11:39 hours	11:43 hours	11:39 hours	11:31 hours	11:26 hours
Oct	10:55 hours	10:49 hours	10:52 hours	10:55 hours	10:52 hours	10:42 hours	10:38 hours
Nov	9:55 hours	9:47 hours	9:52 hours	9:53 hours	9:50 hours	9:40 hours	9:37 hours
Dec	9:52 hours	9:42 hours	9:47 hours	9:48 hours	9:46 hours	9:35 hours	9:32 hours
Average	11:18 hours	11:12 hours	11:24 hours	11:06 hours	11:24 hours	11:24 hours	11:24 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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