Aleppo weather in April

In April, Aleppo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 25 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Aleppo's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aleppo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:04 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
43%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Aleppo is city in Aleppo Governorate, Syria.

Density
11,043/km²
people per km²
Founded
~5000 BCE

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical April day in Aleppo reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12110
22110
32110
42110
52110
62211
72211
82211
92211
102211
112311
122311
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How April really feels in Aleppo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April 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

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

Aleppo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 569.80.69.83.0
Feb14° / 488.80.410.64.0
Mar18° / 407.70.111.76.3
Apr23° / 12°256012.97.7
May29° / 16°193.6013.96.5
Jun34° / 20°30.9014.44.0
Jul37° / 23°10.1014.22.3
Aug37° / 23°10.3013.42.2
Sep34° / 20°30.8012.24.4
Oct28° / 15°194011.17.2
Nov19° / 335.9010.17.0
Dec13° / 559.10.29.63.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36634
46634
56634
66832
76832
86931
97030
107129
117228
127228
137228
147228
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167129
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Aleppo gets around 25 mm of rain over 6 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 20% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
125
224
324
423
523
622
722
821
921
1020
1120
1219
1319
1419
1519
1619
1719
1819
1919
2019
2119
2219
2319
2419
2519
2619
2719
2818
2918
3018

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23982
24982
25982
26982
27973
28973
29973
30964

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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1213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:265:46
212.45:245:47
312.45:235:48
412.55:215:49
512.55:205:50
612.55:185:51
712.65:175:51
812.65:155:52
912.75:145:53
1012.75:125:54
1112.75:115:55
1212.85:105:56
1312.85:085:57
1412.85:075:57
1512.95:055:58
1612.95:045:59
1713.05:036:00
1813.05:016:01
1913.05:006:02
2013.14:596:03
2113.14:576:03
2213.14:566:04
2313.24:556:05
2413.24:536:06
2513.24:526:07
2613.34:516:08
2713.34:506:09
2813.44:486:10
2913.44:476:10
3013.44:466:11

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.19 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Aleppo?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Aleppo for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Aleppo in April

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

In April, Aleppo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Aleppo in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks 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 Aleppo peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Aleppo in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Aleppo is worst in March — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1840 µg/m³Jul 2024 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr38Poor
May34Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aleppo?

Aleppo sits at 36.2°N, 37.2°E, 401 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is As Safīrah, 23 km away.

Ad DānāAl BābTādifBatabo‘Afrīn

Topography around Aleppo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aleppo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 394 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,179 m.

The land around Aleppo is covered by artificial surfaces (87%) within 3 km, cropland (54%), artificial surfaces (23%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
269 m
80 km
1,179 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: As Safīrah 23 km · Nubl 25 km · Tall Rif‘at 31 km · Ad Dānā 35 km · Al Bāb 37 km · Tādif 37 km · Batabo 39 km · ‘Afrīn 43 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 Aleppo (36.2012°, 37.1612°, elevation 401 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).