As Safīrah in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), As Safīrah sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 123 mm of precipitation over about 24 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 As Safīrah's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see As Safīrah's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 13°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 5°C
Precipitation: 123 mm; 24 wet days
Avg wind: 11 km/h
Travel score: 4.0; 3rd-best season
Months: Dec · Jan · Feb

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Temperature in As Safīrah 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 As Safīrah 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 As Safīrah

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.

As Safīrah 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	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 4°	44	9.3	9.8	3.4
Feb	14° / 6°	36	7.4	10.6	4.5
Mar	19° / 9°	30	6.3	11.7	6.8
Apr	24° / 12°	19	4.8	12.9	7.9
May	30° / 17°	14	2.6	13.9	6.2
Jun	35° / 21°	3	0.8	14.4	3.7
Jul	37° / 23°	0	0.1	14.2	2.1
Aug	37° / 23°	1	0.2	13.4	2.1
Sep	34° / 21°	2	0.7	12.2	4.1
Oct	28° / 16°	13	3	11.1	7.1
Nov	20° / 10°	25	4.6	10.1	7.3
Dec	14° / 6°	43	7.5	9.6	4.2

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 precipitation

As Safīrah gets around 123 mm of rain and snow over 24 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 2.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit As Safīrah?

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.

4.0

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for As Safīrah in Winter

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

In winter, As Safīrah sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in As Safīrah 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 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.

	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 As Safīrah 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 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).

	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 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.

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

cropland 58%

16 km

284 m

cropland 75%

80 km

926 m

cropland 58%

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Winter 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

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.