Dayr Ḩāfir in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Dayr Ḩāfir sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 127 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 40% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Dayr Ḩāfir's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Dayr Ḩāfir's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
13°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
5°C
Precipitation
127 mm
24 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
3.7
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Dayr Ḩāfir 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 Dayr Ḩāfir reaches about 13°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Dayr Ḩāfir

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.

Dayr Ḩāfir 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
Jan11° / 458.90.69.83.0
Feb14° / 377.60.410.64.2
Mar18° / 326.30.111.76.6
Apr24° / 12°215.1012.97.8
May30° / 17°153.2013.96.0
Jun35° / 21°30.6014.43.2
Jul38° / 24°10.1014.21.4
Aug38° / 24°00.1013.41.6
Sep34° / 21°20.5012.24.1
Oct28° / 16°173.3011.17.2
Nov19° / 10°285010.17.1
Dec13° / 457.70.29.63.9

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Dayr Ḩāfir gets around 127 mm of rain and snow over 24 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 12 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.

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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.

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Dayr Ḩāfir?

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.

3.7
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 Dayr Ḩāfir.

What to pack for Dayr Ḩāfir in Winter

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

In winter, Dayr Ḩāfir sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Dayr Ḩāfir 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 Dayr Ḩāfir peaks around June 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 18UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Dayr Ḩāfir 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 Dayr Ḩāfir 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).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1840 µg/m³Jul 2024 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr38Poor
May34Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dayr Ḩāfir?

Dayr Ḩāfir sits at 36.2°N, 37.7°E, 349 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Tādif, 27 km away.

ManbijAleppoTall Rif‘atNubl

Topography around Dayr Ḩāfir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dayr Ḩāfir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 344 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 693 m.

The land around Dayr Ḩāfir is covered by cropland (69%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
693 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Tādif 27 km · Al Bāb 29 km · As Safīrah 31 km · Kabbasin 33 km · Manbij 47 km · Aleppo 49 km · Tall Rif‘at 65 km · Nubl 69 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 Dayr Ḩāfir (36.1569°, 37.7078°, elevation 349 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.