As Salamīyah in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), As Salamīyah sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 49 mm of rain over about 12 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 18°C in early March to 31°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 24°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 12°C
Rainfall: 49 mm; 12 wet days
Avg wind: 15 km/h
Travel score: 7.3; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in As Salamīyah in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 18°C in early March to 31°C by late May.

A typical spring day in As Salamīyah reaches about 24°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in As Salamīyah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring 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

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

As Salamīyah 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 5°	30	7.1	9.9	4.2
Feb	15° / 6°	28	6.1	10.7	5.1
Mar	19° / 9°	24	6	11.7	7.0
Apr	24° / 12°	13	3.2	12.9	8.2
May	29° / 16°	12	2.3	13.8	6.8
Jun	33° / 20°	1	0.3	14.3	4.8
Jul	35° / 22°	0	0	14.1	3.5
Aug	35° / 22°	1	0.3	13.3	3.2
Sep	33° / 20°	1	0.5	12.2	4.8
Oct	28° / 16°	11	2.8	11.1	7.3
Nov	21° / 10°	17	4.1	10.2	7.7
Dec	15° / 6°	26	5.7	9.7	5.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

As Salamīyah gets around 49 mm of rain over 12 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 15 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

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

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit As Salamīyah?

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.

7.3

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for As Salamīyah in Spring

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

In spring, As Salamīyah sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in As Salamīyah 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 Salamīyah peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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

Air quality in As Salamīyah 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 Salamīyah 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

Location & terrain

Where is As Salamīyah?

As Salamīyah sits at 35.0°N, 37.1°E, 461 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Ḩamāh, 30 km away.

Topography around As Salamīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around As Salamīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 457 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 352 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,243 m.

The land around As Salamīyah is covered by cropland (54%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

49 m

cropland 54%

16 km

352 m

cropland 64%

80 km

1,243 m

grassland 41%

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Spring weather nearby: Ḩamāh 30 km · Ar Rastan 31 km · Tallbīsah 35 km · Şūrān 42 km · Ţayyibat al Imām 42 km · Homs 44 km · Ḩalfāyā 49 km · Maharda 51 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 Salamīyah (35.0113°, 37.0532°, elevation 461 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.