Al Ḩasakah weather in August

In August, Al Ḩasakah sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Al Ḩasakah's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Ḩasakah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
4:39 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
3%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Al Ḩasakah is capital city of Hasakah Governorate in Syria.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical August day in Al Ḩasakah reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Al Ḩasakah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
28 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Al Ḩasakah weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 508.79.83.2
Feb14° / 478.110.64.2
Mar18° / 447.511.76.5
Apr24° / 12°305.612.97.7
May31° / 18°183.213.95.5
Jun37° / 23°10.314.41.8
Jul41° / 27°0014.20.0
Aug40° / 26°0013.40.2
Sep36° / 22°10.212.23.0
Oct29° / 16°193.111.16.8
Nov20° / 335.310.17.1
Dec13° / 497.89.64.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Al Ḩasakah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
165278
264288
364288
463298
562299
662299
762299
862299
962299
1062299
1162299
1263289
1364288
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2273225
2375214
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2577203
2678193
2779192
2879192
2980182
3081181
3182171

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:27 AM to 4:51 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:276:19
213.94:276:19
313.84:286:18
413.84:296:17
513.84:306:16
613.74:316:15
713.74:326:14
813.74:326:13
913.64:336:11
1013.64:346:10
1113.64:356:09
1213.54:366:08
1313.54:376:07
1413.54:376:06
1513.44:386:04
1613.44:396:03
1713.44:406:02
1813.34:416:01
1913.34:425:59
2013.34:425:58
2113.24:435:57
2213.24:445:55
2313.24:455:54
2413.14:465:53
2513.14:465:51
2613.04:475:50
2713.04:485:48
2813.04:495:47
2912.94:505:46
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3112.94:515:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.7Intense
37.7Intense
47.7Intense
57.7Intense
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97.5Intense
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286.9Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Al Ḩasakah

In seasonPeak

None of Al Ḩasakah's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Al Ḩasakah sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Al Ḩasakah?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Ḩasakah.

What to pack for Al Ḩasakah in August

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

In August, Al Ḩasakah sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Ḩasakah in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 Al Ḩasakah peaks around June 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 13UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Ḩasakah in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Al Ḩasakah 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).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1940 µg/m³Dec 1627 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr37Poor
May35Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Ḩasakah?

Al Ḩasakah sits at 36.5°N, 40.7°E, 305 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Ad Darbāsīyah, 64 km away.

Ad Darbāsīyah‘ĀmūdāCeylanpınarAl QāmishlīNusaybinKızıltepeMardinYeşilli

Topography around Al Ḩasakah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Ḩasakah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 306 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,124 m.

The land around Al Ḩasakah is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
1,124 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ad Darbāsīyah 64 km · ‘Āmūdā 69 km · Ceylanpınar 73 km · Al Qāmishlī 75 km · Nusaybin 76 km · Kızıltepe 78 km · Mardin 90 km · Yeşilli 93 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
Muslim 87%Christian 10%Druze 3%

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 Al Ḩasakah (36.5024°, 40.7477°, elevation 305 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. 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).