Al Ḩirāk in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Al Ḩirāk sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 66 mm of precipitation over about 12 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early March to 30°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Al Ḩirāk's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Al Ḩirāk's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 23°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 10°C
Precipitation: 66 mm; 12 wet days
Avg wind: 11 km/h
Travel score: 7.6; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Al Ḩirāk in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Al Ḩirāk reaches about 23°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Al Ḩirāk

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Al Ḩirāk weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) 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	14° / 4°	59	9.1	0.5	10.1	4.2
Feb	15° / 5°	55	8	0.5	10.8	4.8
Mar	18° / 7°	43	6.6	0.1	11.8	6.7
Apr	23° / 10°	17	3.7	0	12.8	8.2
May	28° / 13°	6	1.6	0	13.7	7.8
Jun	31° / 17°	1	0.2	0	14.1	6.0
Jul	33° / 19°	0	0.1	0	13.9	4.8
Aug	33° / 19°	0	0	0	13.2	4.6
Sep	32° / 17°	1	0.4	0	12.2	5.7
Oct	28° / 14°	9	2.2	0	11.2	7.6
Nov	21° / 9°	25	4.6	0	10.3	7.8
Dec	16° / 5°	43	6.6	0.1	9.9	5.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Al Ḩirāk gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 12 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 11 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early March to 14 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Al Ḩirāk?

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

7.6

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is one of the better times to visit Al Ḩirāk for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Al Ḩirāk in Spring

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

In spring, Al Ḩirāk sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Al Ḩirāk in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Ḩirāk peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	6	7	10	11	11	11	9	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	High
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Al Ḩirāk in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Al Ḩirāk is worst in April — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 33 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)	48	54	54	55	46	37	33	34	42	48	50	51
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	48	Poor
Feb	54	Poor
Mar	54	Poor
Apr	55	Unhealthy
May	46	Poor
Jun	37	Poor
Jul	33	Moderate
Aug	34	Moderate
Sep	42	Poor
Oct	48	Poor
Nov	50	Poor
Dec	51	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Al Ḩirāk?

Al Ḩirāk sits at 32.7°N, 36.3°E, 634 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Shaykh Miskīn, 16 km away.

Topography around Al Ḩirāk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Ḩirāk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 634 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,643 m.

The land around Al Ḩirāk is covered by cropland (83%) within 3 km, cropland (84%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%), bare terrain (27%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

63 m

cropland 83%

16 km

289 m

cropland 84%

80 km

2,643 m

cropland 37%

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Spring weather nearby: Shaykh Miskīn 16 km · Dā‘il 16 km · Ţafas 22 km · Dar‘ā 24 km · As-Suwayda 25 km · Nawá 29 km · Inkhil 34 km · Ar Ramthā 35 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 Al Ḩirāk (32.7495°, 36.3058°, elevation 634 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.