Aleppo in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Aleppo sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 159 mm of precipitation over about 28 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Aleppo's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Aleppo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 13°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 5°C
Precipitation: 159 mm; 28 wet days
Avg wind: 11 km/h
Travel score: 3.6; 3rd-best season
Months: Dec · Jan · Feb

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Temperature in Aleppo in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.

A typical winter day in Aleppo reaches about 13°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

How winter really feels in Aleppo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter 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

winter 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 the three winter months (December, January and February) 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	11° / 4°	56	9.8	0.6	9.8	3.0
Feb	14° / 5°	48	8.8	0.4	10.6	4.0
Mar	18° / 8°	40	7.7	0.1	11.7	6.3
Apr	23° / 12°	25	6	0	12.9	7.7
May	29° / 16°	19	3.6	0	13.9	6.5
Jun	34° / 20°	3	0.9	0	14.4	4.0
Jul	37° / 23°	1	0.1	0	14.2	2.3
Aug	37° / 23°	1	0.3	0	13.4	2.2
Sep	34° / 20°	3	0.8	0	12.2	4.4
Oct	28° / 15°	19	4	0	11.1	7.2
Nov	19° / 9°	33	5.9	0	10.1	7.0
Dec	13° / 5°	55	9.1	0.2	9.6	3.8

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across winter.

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Aleppo gets around 159 mm of rain and snow over 28 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Winter

Winds average 11 km/h across winter.

Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Aleppo?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aleppo.

What to pack for Aleppo in Winter

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

In winter, Aleppo sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Aleppo in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	4	7	8	10	10	10	8	6	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Aleppo in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	32	37	41	38	34	28	24	26	29	33	33	32
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	32	Moderate
Feb	37	Poor
Mar	41	Poor
Apr	38	Poor
May	34	Moderate
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	33	Moderate
Nov	33	Moderate
Dec	32	Moderate

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.

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

artificial surfaces 87%

16 km

269 m

cropland 54%

80 km

1,179 m

cropland 62%

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Winter 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

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.