Batabo in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Batabo sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 189 mm of precipitation over about 29 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 Batabo's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Batabo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
13°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
4°C
Precipitation
189 mm
29 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
3.9
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Batabo 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 Batabo reaches about 13°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Batabo

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Batabo 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 6710.50.59.83.3
Feb14° / 569.10.410.64.3
Mar18° / 458.10.111.76.4
Apr23° / 11°276.2012.97.6
May29° / 15°193.6013.96.9
Jun33° / 19°30.8014.44.6
Jul36° / 22°10.1014.23.1
Aug36° / 22°10.1013.42.9
Sep33° / 19°41.1012.24.6
Oct28° / 15°224.4011.17.0
Nov20° / 386.2010.17.2
Dec14° / 669.30.29.64.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Batabo gets around 189 mm of rain and snow over 29 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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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.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 8 km/h across winter.

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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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Batabo?

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.

3.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Batabo.

What to pack for Batabo in Winter

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

In winter, Batabo sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Batabo 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 Batabo peaks around June 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 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 Batabo 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 Batabo is worst in March — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1446 µg/m³Jul 2020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr42Poor
May33Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Batabo?

Batabo sits at 36.1°N, 36.7°E, 340 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Ad Dānā, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Batabo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Batabo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 332 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 558 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,179 m.

The land around Batabo is covered by cropland (72%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
558 m
80 km
2,179 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Ad Dānā 9.0 km · Ma‘arratmişrīn 15 km · Binnish 20 km · Kafr Takhārīm 20 km · Reyhanlı 21 km · Idlib 25 km · Salqīn 26 km · Saraqib 31 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 Batabo (36.1345°, 36.7398°, elevation 340 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.