‘Afrīn weather in February

In February, ‘Afrīn sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is ‘Afrīn's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ‘Afrīn's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 69 mm; 9.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:29 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 10th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

‘Afrīn is City and District in Syria.

Density: 13/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical February day in ‘Afrīn reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	3
2	12	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	12	3
8	12	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	14	4
17	14	4
18	14	4
19	14	4
20	14	5
21	14	5
22	15	5
23	15	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	5
27	16	6
28	16	6

How February really feels in ‘Afrīn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

‘Afrīn weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 3°	77	10.7	0.8	9.8	3.0
Feb	13° / 4°	69	9.8	0.8	10.6	3.9
Mar	18° / 7°	56	9.3	0.1	11.7	5.9
Apr	22° / 10°	33	7.1	0	12.9	7.4
May	28° / 14°	21	4.3	0	13.9	7.1
Jun	33° / 19°	4	1.3	0	14.4	4.7
Jul	36° / 22°	1	0.2	0	14.2	2.9
Aug	36° / 22°	1	0.3	0	13.4	2.7
Sep	33° / 18°	5	1.3	0	12.2	4.7
Oct	28° / 14°	24	4.3	0	11.1	7.2
Nov	20° / 8°	44	6.2	0	10.1	7.0
Dec	13° / 4°	78	9.5	0.2	9.6	3.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	52	52	53	53	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	56	57	57	59	59	60	60	60	60
Cloudier (%)	48	48	47	47	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	45	44	43	43	41	41	40	40	40	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

‘Afrīn gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	33	32
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	3
2	35	3
3	35	3
4	35	3
5	34	3
6	34	3
7	34	3
8	34	3
9	35	3
10	35	3
11	35	3
12	36	3
13	36	3
14	37	3
15	37	3
16	37	3
17	37	3
18	37	3
19	37	3
20	37	3
21	37	3
22	36	3
23	36	2
24	35	2
25	34	2
26	34	2
27	33	1
28	32	1

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 4:51 PM to 5:19 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:13
Sunset (PM)	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	6:41	4:51
2	10.2	6:40	4:52
3	10.2	6:40	4:53
4	10.3	6:39	4:54
5	10.3	6:38	4:55
6	10.3	6:37	4:56
7	10.3	6:36	4:57
8	10.4	6:36	4:58
9	10.4	6:35	4:59
10	10.4	6:34	5:00
11	10.5	6:33	5:01
12	10.5	6:32	5:02
13	10.5	6:31	5:03
14	10.6	6:30	5:05
15	10.6	6:29	5:06
16	10.6	6:28	5:07
17	10.7	6:27	5:08
18	10.7	6:25	5:09
19	10.8	6:24	5:10
20	10.8	6:23	5:11
21	10.8	6:22	5:12
22	10.9	6:21	5:13
23	10.9	6:20	5:14
24	10.9	6:18	5:15
25	11.0	6:17	5:16
26	11.0	6:16	5:17
27	11.1	6:15	5:18
28	11.1	6:13	5:19

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.9	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.2	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.3	Moderate
17	3.3	Moderate
18	3.4	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit ‘Afrīn?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.9

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in ‘Afrīn.

What to pack for ‘Afrīn in February

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

In February, ‘Afrīn sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near ‘Afrīn in February

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 68 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 1 to Dec 11 — about 7.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	18	17	17	18	22	25	28	29	29	26	23	20
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	18	Cool
Feb	17	Cool
Mar	17	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	22	Refreshing
Jun	25	Warm
Jul	28	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	20	Cool

UV index in ‘Afrīn in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in ‘Afrīn peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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	4	4	7	8	10	10	10	8	6	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

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

Air quality in ‘Afrīn in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in ‘Afrīn is worst in March — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 17 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	22	26	29	28	26	22	17	19	22	23	22	21
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	28	Moderate
May	26	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	21	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is ‘Afrīn?

‘Afrīn sits at 36.5°N, 36.9°E, 229 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is I‘zāz, 18 km away.

Topography around ‘Afrīn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around ‘Afrīn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 267 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 647 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,179 m.

The land around ‘Afrīn is covered by cropland (69%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

184 m

cropland 69%

16 km

647 m

cropland 59%

80 km

2,179 m

cropland 53%

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← January ‘Afrīn year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: I‘zāz 18 km · Nubl 18 km · Tall Rif‘at 21 km · Kilis 32 km · Ad Dānā 34 km · Reyhanlı 38 km · Aleppo 43 km · Batabo 44 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 ‘Afrīn (36.5119°, 36.8695°, elevation 229 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	3
2	12	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	12	3
8	12	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	14	4
17	14	4
18	14	4
19	14	4
20	14	5
21	14	5
22	15	5
23	15	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	5
27	16	6
28	16	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	3
2	35	3
3	35	3
4	35	3
5	34	3
6	34	3
7	34	3
8	34	3
9	35	3
10	35	3
11	35	3
12	36	3
13	36	3
14	37	3
15	37	3
16	37	3
17	37	3
18	37	3
19	37	3
20	37	3
21	37	3
22	36	3
23	36	2
24	35	2
25	34	2
26	34	2
27	33	1
28	32	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	3
2	12	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	12	3
8	12	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	14	4
17	14	4
18	14	4
19	14	4
20	14	5
21	14	5
22	15	5
23	15	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	5
27	16	6
28	16	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	3
2	35	3
3	35	3
4	35	3
5	34	3
6	34	3
7	34	3
8	34	3
9	35	3
10	35	3
11	35	3
12	36	3
13	36	3
14	37	3
15	37	3
16	37	3
17	37	3
18	37	3
19	37	3
20	37	3
21	37	3
22	36	3
23	36	2
24	35	2
25	34	2
26	34	2
27	33	1
28	32	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	3
2	12	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	12	3
8	12	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	14	4
17	14	4
18	14	4
19	14	4
20	14	5
21	14	5
22	15	5
23	15	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	5
27	16	6
28	16	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	3
2	35	3
3	35	3
4	35	3
5	34	3
6	34	3
7	34	3
8	34	3
9	35	3
10	35	3
11	35	3
12	36	3
13	36	3
14	37	3
15	37	3
16	37	3
17	37	3
18	37	3
19	37	3
20	37	3
21	37	3
22	36	3
23	36	2
24	35	2
25	34	2
26	34	2
27	33	1
28	32	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100