As-Suwayda weather in July

In July, As-Suwayda sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is As-Suwayda's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see As-Suwayda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:41 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
2%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

As-Suwayda is city in Syria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical July day in As-Suwayda reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in As-Suwayda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 10 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
10
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

As-Suwayda weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 468.50.910.13.5
Feb13° / 448.6110.84.1
Mar17° / 357.10.211.86.0
Apr22° / 164.3012.87.9
May27° / 13°82013.78.4
Jun30° / 16°10.3014.16.9
Jul32° / 18°20.5013.95.7
Aug32° / 18°10.4013.25.5
Sep30° / 16°20.8012.26.6
Oct26° / 13°82.2011.28.3
Nov20° / 204.4010.37.4
Dec14° / 306.20.29.94.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

As-Suwayda gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
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31
41
51
61
71
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
174242
273252
371263
470273
570273
668284
767294
865305
963316
1062326
1160337
1259347
1357358
1455369
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Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:33 AM to 4:50 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:336:41
214.14:346:41
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514.14:356:41
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714.14:366:41
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1114.04:386:40
1214.04:386:39
1314.04:396:39
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1514.04:406:38
1614.04:416:38
1713.94:416:38
1813.94:426:37
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2013.94:436:36
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.83 kWh/m² to a high of 8.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.1Intense
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48.1Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit As-Suwayda?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit As-Suwayda for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for As-Suwayda in July

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

In July, As-Suwayda sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in As-Suwayda in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in As-Suwayda 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 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 11Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in As-Suwayda in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in As-Suwayda is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1438 µg/m³Jul 2023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar35Poor
Apr38Poor
May33Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is As-Suwayda?

As-Suwayda sits at 32.7°N, 36.6°E, 1,068 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Al Ḩirāk, 25 km away.

Shaykh MiskīnDā‘ilDar‘āŢafasMafraqNawáInkhil

Topography around As-Suwayda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around As-Suwayda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m around an average of 1,047 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,099 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,912 m.

The land around As-Suwayda is covered by artificial surfaces (46%), grassland (26%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (46%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
316 m
16 km
1,099 m
80 km
1,912 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Al Ḩirāk 25 km · Shaykh Miskīn 40 km · Dā‘il 41 km · Dar‘ā 45 km · Ţafas 47 km · Mafraq 53 km · Nawá 53 km · Inkhil 54 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-Suwayda (32.709°, 36.5695°, elevation 1,068 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).