Climate and average weather in Ar Rastan
In Ar Rastan, the summers are sweltering, dry, and clear and the winters are cool and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Ar Rastan typically varies from 5°C to 35°C, and is rarely below 0°C or above 39°C. August is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Ar Rastan for warm-weather activities are from early March to mid May and mid October to late November.
- Hottest
- Aug
- 35°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 5°
- Wettest
- Jan
- 41 mm
- Driest
- Jul
- 0 mm
- Rain / yr
- 211 mm
- 47 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.7–14.3 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 411 m
- 34.9°N
- Clearest
- Jul
- 3% cloud
Ar Rastan is City in Syria.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Ar Rastan weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early March to mid May.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Ar Rastan, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 4.7 months, from May 20 to October 10, with daily high temperatures above 30°C. The hottest month of the year in Ar Rastan is August, with an average high of 35°C and low of 22°C.
The cool season lasts 3.0 months, from December 1 to March 2, with daily high temperatures below 18°C. The coldest month of the year in Ar Rastan is January, with an average low of 5°C and high of 13°C.
Days typically run about 12°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 13°C) in September.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 13 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 21 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | 5 |
| Feb | 15 | 6 |
| Mar | 19 | 9 |
| Apr | 24 | 12 |
| May | 29 | 16 |
| Jun | 33 | 20 |
| Jul | 35 | 22 |
| Aug | 35 | 22 |
| Sep | 33 | 20 |
| Oct | 29 | 16 |
| Nov | 21 | 10 |
| Dec | 15 | 6 |
How hot and cold Ar Rastan really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Ar Rastan feels like about 36°C (around August 13). About 111 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 13 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 21 | 15 |
| Air high (°C) | 13 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 21 | 15 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| Air low (°C) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 |
| Feb | 15 | 15 | 4 | 6 |
| Mar | 19 | 19 | 7 | 9 |
| Apr | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 |
| May | 29 | 29 | 16 | 16 |
| Jun | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 |
| Jul | 35 | 35 | 22 | 22 |
| Aug | 36 | 35 | 22 | 22 |
| Sep | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 |
| Oct | 29 | 29 | 16 | 16 |
| Nov | 21 | 21 | 9 | 10 |
| Dec | 15 | 15 | 4 | 6 |
Average hourly temperature in Ar Rastan
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on August afternoons, near 35°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 5°C.
Ar Rastan weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13° / 5° | 41 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 4.1 |
| Feb | 15° / 6° | 38 | 8 | 10.7 | 5.0 |
| Mar | 19° / 9° | 30 | 6.9 | 11.7 | 6.8 |
| Apr | 24° / 12° | 16 | 4.1 | 12.9 | 8.0 |
| May | 29° / 16° | 12 | 3.1 | 13.8 | 6.8 |
| Jun | 33° / 20° | 2 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 4.9 |
| Jul | 35° / 22° | 0 | 0.1 | 14.1 | 3.6 |
| Aug | 35° / 22° | 1 | 0.3 | 13.3 | 3.3 |
| Sep | 33° / 20° | 3 | 1 | 12.2 | 4.6 |
| Oct | 29° / 16° | 13 | 2.9 | 11.1 | 7.0 |
| Nov | 21° / 10° | 20 | 4.7 | 10.2 | 7.6 |
| Dec | 15° / 6° | 37 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 5.1 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Ar Rastan gets about 211 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 6.4 months, from around Oct 25 to May 8, peaking in February at about 29% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 6.
January is the wettest month by volume, with 41 mm over about 8 wet days; July is the driest, with 0 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 26 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 23 |
| Rain days | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 8 |
| Feb | 28 | 8 |
| Mar | 23 | 7 |
| Apr | 15 | 4 |
| May | 9 | 3 |
| Jun | 2 | 1 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 1 | 0 |
| Sep | 3 | 1 |
| Oct | 10 | 3 |
| Nov | 16 | 5 |
| Dec | 23 | 7 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Ar Rastan collects about 211 mm of rain across 47 wet days — roughly 18 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. January is the wettest month with 41 mm, while July is the driest at just 0 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 55% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 41 | 38 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 37 |
| Rain days | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41 | 8 |
| Feb | 38 | 8 |
| Mar | 30 | 7 |
| Apr | 16 | 4 |
| May | 12 | 3 |
| Jun | 2 | 1 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 1 | 0 |
| Sep | 3 | 1 |
| Oct | 13 | 3 |
| Nov | 20 | 5 |
| Dec | 37 | 7 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Ar Rastan, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around May 5 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around October 23. The clearest month is July, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 100% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 24 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around May 4. The cloudiest month is January, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 40% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 60 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 87 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 86 | 73 | 61 |
| Cloudier (%) | 40 | 39 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 39 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60 | 40 |
| Feb | 61 | 39 |
| Mar | 68 | 32 |
| Apr | 76 | 24 |
| May | 87 | 13 |
| Jun | 99 | 1 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 98 | 2 |
| Oct | 86 | 14 |
| Nov | 73 | 27 |
| Dec | 61 | 39 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 7, brings about 14 h 18 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 9 h 42 min — a swing of roughly 4 h 36 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.9 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:46 | 6:27 | 5:51 | 5:07 | 4:35 | 4:23 | 4:35 | 4:57 | 5:21 | 5:45 | 6:14 | 6:39 |
| Sunset (PM) | 4:39 | 5:08 | 5:35 | 6:00 | 6:24 | 6:43 | 6:43 | 6:17 | 5:34 | 4:51 | 4:22 | 4:19 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.9 | 6:46 | 4:39 |
| Feb | 10.7 | 6:27 | 5:08 |
| Mar | 11.7 | 5:51 | 5:35 |
| Apr | 12.9 | 5:07 | 6:00 |
| May | 13.8 | 4:35 | 6:24 |
| Jun | 14.3 | 4:23 | 6:43 |
| Jul | 14.1 | 4:35 | 6:43 |
| Aug | 13.3 | 4:57 | 6:17 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 5:21 | 5:34 |
| Oct | 11.1 | 5:45 | 4:51 |
| Nov | 10.2 | 6:14 | 4:22 |
| Dec | 9.7 | 6:39 | 4:19 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Ar Rastan averages about 21 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 12 and 30 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.4 months, from around May 10 to Oct 20. The sunniest month is July, with roughly 30 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is January, down near 12 sunny days — about 60% fewer than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 13 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright | Bright | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Mixed |
| Feb | 11 | Mixed |
| Mar | 14 | Mixed |
| Apr | 17 | Bright |
| May | 23 | Bright |
| Jun | 29 | Brilliant |
| Jul | 31 | Brilliant |
| Aug | 31 | Brilliant |
| Sep | 29 | Brilliant |
| Oct | 23 | Bright |
| Nov | 16 | Bright |
| Dec | 13 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Ar Rastan, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 3.5 months, from around June 19 to October 2. The muggiest month is August, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 80% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 3 to June 18, and April is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 88 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 58 | 94 | 100 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 41 | 27 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 5 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 51 | 55 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 88 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun | 43 | 41 | 15 | 1 |
| Jul | 10 | 27 | 51 | 13 |
| Aug | 3 | 17 | 55 | 25 |
| Sep | 20 | 34 | 41 | 5 |
| Oct | 58 | 34 | 8 | 0 |
| Nov | 94 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Ar Rastan is typically calm, near 11 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 6.1 months, from around Mar 11 to Sep 12. The windiest month is July, averaging about 16 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Sep 13 to Mar 10, with December the calmest month at about 8 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | calm |
| Feb | 10 | calm |
| Mar | 11 | calm |
| Apr | 12 | light breeze |
| May | 12 | light breeze |
| Jun | 15 | light breeze |
| Jul | 16 | light breeze |
| Aug | 15 | light breeze |
| Sep | 11 | calm |
| Oct | 8 | calm |
| Nov | 8 | calm |
| Dec | 8 | calm |
Best time to visit Ar Rastan
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Ar Rastan throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid May, Ar Rastan is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Ar Rastan for general outdoor tourist activities run from early March to mid May and again from mid October to late November, with a peak score in the third week of April.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 4.2 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 5.1 |
| Rating | fair | fair | good | ideal | good | fair | fair | poor | fair | good | ideal | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.2 | fair |
| Feb | 5.0 | fair |
| Mar | 6.8 | good |
| Apr | 8.0 | ideal |
| May | 6.8 | good |
| Jun | 4.9 | fair |
| Jul | 3.6 | fair |
| Aug | 3.3 | poor |
| Sep | 4.7 | fair |
| Oct | 7.0 | good |
| Nov | 7.6 | ideal |
| Dec | 5.1 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Ar Rastan for hot-weather activities is from mid April to early November, with a peak score in the last week of May.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Ar Rastan, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around August (highs near 35°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 13°C), pack a warm layer and rain gear.
In August, Ar Rastan sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
UV index (midday) in Ar Rastan by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ar Rastan 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 10 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 10 | Very high |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Ar Rastan
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in June the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 0 | 3 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 8 | 9 | 8.5 | 8 | 7 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 3 | 0 |
| Mar | 4.5 | 0 |
| Apr | 6.5 | 2.5 |
| May | 8 | 4.5 |
| Jun | 9 | 6 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 8 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 7 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 5.5 | 0 |
| Nov | 3.5 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Air quality in Ar Rastan by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Ar Rastan is worst in February — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× 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) | 47 | 54 | 53 | 48 | 38 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 43 | 50 | 51 |
| Level | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | Poor |
| Feb | 54 | Poor |
| Mar | 53 | Poor |
| Apr | 48 | Poor |
| May | 38 | Poor |
| Jun | 29 | Moderate |
| Jul | 24 | Moderate |
| Aug | 25 | Moderate |
| Sep | 33 | Moderate |
| Oct | 43 | Poor |
| Nov | 50 | Poor |
| Dec | 51 | Poor |
Growing season
Ar Rastan is mild enough that a frost-free day stays more likely than not even in midwinter.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 95 | 97 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 97 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 95 | 0 |
| Feb | 97 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 97 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Ar Rastan banks about 3,479 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 0 | 21 | 122 | 240 | 388 | 487 | 573 | 583 | 496 | 381 | 167 | 23 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 21 |
| Mar | 122 |
| Apr | 240 |
| May | 388 |
| Jun | 487 |
| Jul | 573 |
| Aug | 583 |
| Sep | 496 |
| Oct | 381 |
| Nov | 167 |
| Dec | 23 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Ar Rastan receives about 5.3 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.4 and 8.0 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.1 months, from around Mar 24 to Sep 26. The brightest month is June, averaging about 7.9 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 2.5 kWh/m² — roughly 68% less than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 2.8 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.8 | Moderate |
| Feb | 3.7 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5.0 | Bright |
| Apr | 6.3 | Intense |
| May | 7.3 | Intense |
| Jun | 7.9 | Intense |
| Jul | 7.9 | Intense |
| Aug | 7.2 | Intense |
| Sep | 5.9 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.4 | Bright |
| Nov | 3.2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2.5 | Moderate |
Where is Ar Rastan?
Ar Rastan sits at 34.9°N, 36.7°E, 411 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Tallbīsah, 10 km away.
Topography around Ar Rastan
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ar Rastan.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Ar Rastan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 402 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,438 m.
The land around Ar Rastan is covered by cropland (52%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and grassland (35%) within 80 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 Ar Rastan (34.9267°, 36.7324°, elevation 411 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).