Ad Darbāsīyah in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Ad Darbāsīyah sees average daytime highs around 39°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 2 mm of rain over about 1 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 34°C in early June to 38°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Ad Darbāsīyah's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ad Darbāsīyah's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 39°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 2 mm; 1 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 1.0; weakest season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Ad Darbāsīyah in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 34°C in early June to 38°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Ad Darbāsīyah reaches about 39°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

How summer really feels in Ad Darbāsīyah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

53 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ad Darbāsīyah weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 2°	67	9.7	0.7	9.7	2.8
Feb	13° / 3°	62	9	0.7	10.6	3.8
Mar	18° / 7°	57	8.7	0.1	11.7	6.0
Apr	23° / 11°	40	6.8	0	12.9	7.5
May	30° / 16°	23	4.1	0	14	6.1
Jun	36° / 22°	1	0.5	0	14.5	2.5
Jul	40° / 25°	0	0.2	0	14.3	0.2
Aug	40° / 25°	0	0	0	13.4	0.4
Sep	35° / 20°	1	0.4	0	12.3	3.5
Oct	28° / 15°	22	3.1	0	11	7.1
Nov	19° / 8°	41	5.8	0	10	6.9
Dec	13° / 4°	64	8.5	0.3	9.5	3.7

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Ad Darbāsīyah gets around 2 mm of rain over 1 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Summer

Winds average 9 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min in early June to 12 h 54 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 7.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Ad Darbāsīyah

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None of Ad Darbāsīyah's seasonal hazards peak in summer. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Ad Darbāsīyah sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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Is summer a good time to visit Ad Darbāsīyah?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

1.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ad Darbāsīyah.

What to pack for Ad Darbāsīyah in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Ad Darbāsīyah sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Ad Darbāsīyah in Summer

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Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ad Darbāsīyah peaks around June 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	6	8	10	7	10	8	6	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	7	High
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Ad Darbāsīyah in Summer

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Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ad Darbāsīyah is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	29	32	40	37	35	35	27	29	30	31	28	27
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	29	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	40	Poor
Apr	37	Poor
May	35	Moderate
Jun	35	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	28	Moderate
Dec	27	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ad Darbāsīyah?

Ad Darbāsīyah sits at 37.1°N, 40.7°E, 484 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Kızıltepe, 14 km away.

Topography around Ad Darbāsīyah

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ad Darbāsīyah.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ad Darbāsīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 477 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,156 m.

The land around Ad Darbāsīyah is covered by cropland (83%) within 3 km, cropland (94%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

50 m

cropland 83%

16 km

137 m

cropland 94%

80 km

1,156 m

cropland 66%

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Summer weather nearby: Kızıltepe 14 km · ‘Āmūdā 25 km · Mardin 28 km · Yeşilli 33 km · Nusaybin 50 km · Al Qāmishlī 51 km · Ceylanpınar 59 km · Al Ḩasakah 64 km

Syria travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E / L; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 32% of US; price level, 2022
GDP per capita: $1,057; 2022
Happiness: 3.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2018
Homicide rate: 2.1; per 100k, 2010
Road deaths: 14.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 456
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ad Darbāsīyah (37.0728°, 40.652°, elevation 484 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.