Al Kiswah weather in July

In July, Al Kiswah sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Al Kiswah's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Kiswah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:40 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
2%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
8.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Al Kiswah is place in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical July day in Al Kiswah reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Al Kiswah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Al Kiswah weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 387.10.5103.7
Feb14° / 326.40.710.84.7
Mar18° / 235.20.111.76.9
Apr23° / 10°92.8012.88.4
May29° / 14°71.7013.77.4
Jun33° / 17°00.1014.25.0
Jul35° / 19°000143.4
Aug35° / 19°00.1013.23.3
Sep33° / 17°10.3012.25.1
Oct28° / 14°71.7011.27.8
Nov20° / 183.7010.37.5
Dec14° / 295.20.19.84.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

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

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

Any precipitation

Al Kiswah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in July, the driest month. 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1653320
2633430
3633430
4613540
5613540
6593650
7583660
8563770
9553870
10533980
11514090
124941100
134742100
144543110
154444120
164245130
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263449161
273449161
283449171
293348181
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Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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412calm
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612light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:33 AM to 4:50 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:336:44
214.24:336:44
314.24:346:44
414.24:346:44
514.24:356:44
614.14:356:44
714.14:356:43
814.14:366:43
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1014.14:376:43
1114.14:386:43
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1314.14:396:42
1414.04:396:42
1514.04:406:41
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1814.04:426:40
1914.04:426:40
2013.94:436:39
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 8.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.71 kWh/m² to a high of 8.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 8.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.2Intense
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48.2Intense
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317.8Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Al Kiswah?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Kiswah. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al Kiswah in July

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

In July, Al Kiswah sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Kiswah in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (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 Kiswah peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Kiswah in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Al Kiswah 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).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorApr 1055 µg/m³Jul 2133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr55Unhealthy
May46Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep42Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Kiswah?

Al Kiswah sits at 33.4°N, 36.2°E, 724 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Şaḩnāyā, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Al Kiswah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Kiswah has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m around an average of 734 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 523 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,018 m.

The land around Al Kiswah is covered by grassland (39%), cropland (30%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), cropland (29%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
266 m
16 km
523 m
80 km
3,018 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Şaḩnāyā 8.0 km · Zākīyah 8.0 km · Dārayyā 11 km · al-Yarmūk 14 km · Babīlā 15 km · Jaramānā 17 km · Damascus 18 km · Qaţanā 18 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 Kiswah (33.3581°, 36.2419°, elevation 724 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).