Al Mayādīn weather in December

In December, Al Mayādīn sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 24 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Al Mayādīn's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Mayādīn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
6:25 AM – 4:04 PM
Cloud cover
43%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Al Mayādīn is city in syria.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical December day in Al Mayādīn reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1177
2177
3177
4167
5167
6167
7166
8166
9156
10156
11156
12156
13156
14156
15146
16145
17145
18145
19145
20145
21145
22145
23145
24145
25145
26135
27135
28135
29135
30135
31135

How December really feels in Al Mayādīn

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

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

Al Mayādīn weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 265.79.94.2
Feb16° / 204.310.75.8
Mar21° / 10°20411.77.8
Apr27° / 15°122.512.97.8
May33° / 20°71.413.84.4
Jun38° / 25°0014.31.2
Jul41° / 27°0014.10.0
Aug41° / 27°0013.30.1
Sep37° / 23°00.112.22.3
Oct30° / 18°91.511.16.3
Nov21° / 10°193.510.27.9
Dec15° / 244.79.75.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26535
36634
46535
56535
66535
76436
86436
96436
106535
116535
126535
136535
146634
156634
166634
176733
186733
196733
206733
216733
226733
236733
246733
256733
266733
276733
286634
296634
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Al Mayādīn gets around 24 mm of rain over 4.7 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
113
214
314
415
515
615
716
816
916
1016
1116
1216
1316
1416
1516
1615
1715
1815
1914
2014
2114
2214
2314
2414
2515
2615
2716
2816
2916
3017
3117

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 4:02 PM to 4:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.86:134:02
29.86:144:02
39.86:154:02
49.86:164:02
59.86:174:02
69.76:184:02
79.76:184:02
89.76:194:02
99.76:204:02
109.76:214:03
119.76:214:03
129.76:224:03
139.76:234:03
149.76:234:03
159.76:244:04
169.76:254:04
179.76:254:04
189.66:264:05
199.66:264:05
209.66:274:06
219.66:274:06
229.66:284:06
239.66:284:07
249.66:294:07
259.66:294:08
269.66:304:08
279.76:304:09
289.76:304:10
299.76:314:10
309.76:314:11
319.76:314:12

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.64 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Al Mayādīn

In seasonPeak

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

Al Mayādīn sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Al Mayādīn?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Al Mayādīn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Al Mayādīn in December

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

In December, Al Mayādīn sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Al Mayādīn in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Mayādīn peaks around June 15 at about 9 (very high) — 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 highModerateJun 15UV 9Jan 13UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Mayādīn in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Al Mayādīn is worst in July — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 29 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1955 µg/m³Nov 2030 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb35Moderate
Mar44Poor
Apr43Poor
May48Poor
Jun49Poor
Jul55Unhealthy
Aug52Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov29Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Mayādīn?

Al Mayādīn sits at 35.0°N, 40.5°E, 196 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Subaykhān, 23 km away.

Deir ez-ZorHajīnĀlbū KamālAl Qā’im‘Anat al Qadīmah‘AnahAr Raqqah

Topography around Al Mayādīn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Mayādīn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 190 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m.

The land around Al Mayādīn is covered by cropland (43%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, bare terrain (55%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
64 m
80 km
337 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Subaykhān 23 km · Deir ez-Zor 45 km · Hajīn 50 km · Ālbū Kamāl 76 km · Al Qā’im 85 km · ‘Anat al Qadīmah 149 km · ‘Anah 158 km · Ar Raqqah 167 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 Mayādīn (35.0198°, 40.4515°, elevation 196 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).