Bāniyās weather in February

In February, Bāniyās sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 132 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bāniyās's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bāniyās's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 132 mm; 12.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:30 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.48 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Bāniyās is Syrian city.

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical February day in Bāniyās reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	8
2	14	8
3	14	8
4	14	8
5	14	8
6	14	8
7	14	8
8	14	8
9	14	8
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	15	9
18	15	9
19	15	9
20	15	9
21	15	9
22	15	9
23	15	9
24	15	10
25	15	10
26	15	10
27	16	10
28	16	10

How February really feels in Bāniyās

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Bāniyās weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 8°	145	13.7	9.9	3.7
Feb	14° / 9°	132	12.3	10.7	4.1
Mar	17° / 11°	119	12.2	11.7	5.2
Apr	20° / 13°	91	10	12.9	6.5
May	24° / 17°	54	6.7	13.8	8.0
Jun	26° / 21°	19	4.8	14.3	8.2
Jul	28° / 23°	9	3.2	14.1	7.8
Aug	29° / 24°	9	2.8	13.3	7.1
Sep	28° / 22°	27	5.1	12.2	7.4
Oct	26° / 19°	56	6.8	11.1	7.7
Nov	20° / 14°	81	7.8	10.2	7.0
Dec	15° / 10°	130	11.4	9.7	4.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	58	58
Cloudier (%)	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	42	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Bāniyās gets around 132 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	42	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	43
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	44
10	44
11	44
12	45
13	45
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	46
22	45
23	45
24	44
25	44
26	43
27	42
28	42

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 4:57 PM to 5:24 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16
Sunset (PM)	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	6:42	4:57
2	10.3	6:41	4:58
3	10.3	6:41	4:59
4	10.3	6:40	5:00
5	10.4	6:39	5:01
6	10.4	6:39	5:02
7	10.4	6:38	5:03
8	10.5	6:37	5:04
9	10.5	6:36	5:05
10	10.5	6:35	5:06
11	10.6	6:34	5:07
12	10.6	6:33	5:08
13	10.6	6:32	5:09
14	10.6	6:31	5:10
15	10.7	6:30	5:11
16	10.7	6:29	5:12
17	10.7	6:28	5:13
18	10.8	6:27	5:14
19	10.8	6:26	5:15
20	10.8	6:25	5:16
21	10.9	6:24	5:17
22	10.9	6:23	5:18
23	11.0	6:22	5:19
24	11.0	6:20	5:20
25	11.0	6:19	5:21
26	11.1	6:18	5:22
27	11.1	6:17	5:23
28	11.1	6:16	5:24

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.2	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.4	Moderate
14	3.4	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	4.0	Moderate
28	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Bāniyās

In seasonPeak

In February, Bāniyās sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bāniyās's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Bāniyās?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Bāniyās for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bāniyās in February

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

In February, Bāniyās sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Bāniyās in February

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 4 to Dec 22 — about 7.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	18	17	17	18	21	25	27	28	28	26	23	20
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	18	Cool
Feb	17	Cool
Mar	17	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	21	Refreshing
Jun	25	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	28	Tropical
Sep	28	Warm
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	20	Refreshing

UV index in Bāniyās in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bāniyās peaks around June 19 at about 10 (very high) — 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	9	9	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	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Bāniyās in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bāniyās is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (August, 21 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)	40	48	48	45	33	26	21	21	27	36	41	44
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	40	Poor
Feb	48	Poor
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	45	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	41	Poor
Dec	44	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Bāniyās?

Bāniyās sits at 35.2°N, 35.9°E, 31 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Jablah, 20 km away.

Topography around Bāniyās

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bāniyās has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 968 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,605 m.

The land around Bāniyās is covered by water (33%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, water (40%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and water (31%), cropland (23%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

351 m

water 33%

16 km

968 m

water 40%

80 km

1,605 m

water 31%

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← January Bāniyās year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Jablah 20 km · Ţarţūs 33 km · Maşyāf 38 km · Latakia 41 km · Şāfītā 43 km · Burj Islām 56 km · Maharda 57 km · Kafr Lāhā 59 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 Bāniyās (35.1819°, 35.9487°, elevation 31 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	8
2	14	8
3	14	8
4	14	8
5	14	8
6	14	8
7	14	8
8	14	8
9	14	8
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	15	9
18	15	9
19	15	9
20	15	9
21	15	9
22	15	9
23	15	9
24	15	10
25	15	10
26	15	10
27	16	10
28	16	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	43
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	44
10	44
11	44
12	45
13	45
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	46
22	45
23	45
24	44
25	44
26	43
27	42
28	42

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	8
2	14	8
3	14	8
4	14	8
5	14	8
6	14	8
7	14	8
8	14	8
9	14	8
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	15	9
18	15	9
19	15	9
20	15	9
21	15	9
22	15	9
23	15	9
24	15	10
25	15	10
26	15	10
27	16	10
28	16	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	43
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	44
10	44
11	44
12	45
13	45
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	46
22	45
23	45
24	44
25	44
26	43
27	42
28	42

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	8
2	14	8
3	14	8
4	14	8
5	14	8
6	14	8
7	14	8
8	14	8
9	14	8
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	15	9
18	15	9
19	15	9
20	15	9
21	15	9
22	15	9
23	15	9
24	15	10
25	15	10
26	15	10
27	16	10
28	16	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	43
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	44
10	44
11	44
12	45
13	45
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	46
22	45
23	45
24	44
25	44
26	43
27	42
28	42

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1