As Safīrah in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), As Safīrah sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 64 mm of rain over about 14 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early March to 32°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is As Safīrah's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see As Safīrah's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
24°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
13°C
Rainfall
64 mm
14 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
7.0
best season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in As Safīrah in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early March to 32°C by late May.

A typical spring day in As Safīrah reaches about 24°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in As Safīrah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 6 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
6
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

As Safīrah weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 449.39.83.4
Feb14° / 367.410.64.5
Mar19° / 306.311.76.8
Apr24° / 12°194.812.97.9
May30° / 17°142.613.96.2
Jun35° / 21°30.814.43.7
Jul37° / 23°00.114.22.1
Aug37° / 23°10.213.42.1
Sep34° / 21°20.712.24.1
Oct28° / 16°13311.17.1
Nov20° / 10°254.610.17.3
Dec14° / 437.59.64.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

As Safīrah gets around 64 mm of rain over 14 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 14 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early March to 14 h 12 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit As Safīrah?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit As Safīrah for sightseeing.

What to pack for As Safīrah in Spring

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

In spring, As Safīrah sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

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UV index in As Safīrah in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in As Safīrah peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in As Safīrah in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in As Safīrah 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 As Safīrah?

As Safīrah sits at 36.1°N, 37.4°E, 337 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Aleppo, 23 km away.

Al BābKabbasinNublTall Rif‘atAd Dānā

Topography around As Safīrah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around As Safīrah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m around an average of 347 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 926 m.

The land around As Safīrah is covered by cropland (58%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
190 m
16 km
284 m
80 km
926 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Spring weather nearby: Aleppo 23 km · Dayr Ḩāfir 31 km · Tādif 33 km · Al Bāb 35 km · Kabbasin 43 km · Nubl 48 km · Tall Rif‘at 51 km · Ad Dānā 56 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 As Safīrah (36.077°, 37.3725°, elevation 337 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.