Deir ez-Zor weather in February

In February, Deir ez-Zor sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 4.8 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Deir ez-Zor's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Deir ez-Zor's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 22 mm; 4.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:14 AM – 4:54 PM
Cloud cover: 40%; 10th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; out of 10

Deir ez-Zor is city in eastern Syria.

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 18°C by the end.

A typical February day in Deir ez-Zor reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 5°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	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8

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

How February really feels in Deir ez-Zor

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.

Deir ez-Zor weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 4°	25	5.6	9.9	4.1
Feb	16° / 6°	22	4.8	10.7	5.6
Mar	21° / 10°	21	4.5	11.7	7.6
Apr	27° / 14°	12	2.8	12.9	7.9
May	33° / 20°	8	1.6	13.8	4.6
Jun	38° / 25°	0	0.1	14.3	1.4
Jul	41° / 27°	0	0	14.1	0.0
Aug	40° / 27°	0	0.1	13.3	0.1
Sep	36° / 23°	0	0.1	12.2	2.5
Oct	30° / 18°	10	1.7	11.1	6.4
Nov	21° / 10°	19	3.5	10.1	7.8
Dec	14° / 6°	24	4.9	9.7	5.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

	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 (%)	69	69	69	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	70	69	70	70	70	70
Cloudier (%)	31	31	31	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	31	30	30	30	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Deir ez-Zor gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 4.8 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 17% and peaks near 20% 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 (%)	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14

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

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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, 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.

	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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 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 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 4:40 PM to 5:07 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)	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:59
Sunset (PM)	4:40	4:41	4:42	4:43	4:44	4:45	4:46	4:47	4:48	4:49	4:50	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	6:26	4:40
2	10.3	6:25	4:41
3	10.3	6:24	4:42
4	10.3	6:24	4:43
5	10.4	6:23	4:44
6	10.4	6:22	4:45
7	10.4	6:21	4:46
8	10.4	6:20	4:47
9	10.5	6:19	4:48
10	10.5	6:19	4:49
11	10.5	6:18	4:50
12	10.6	6:17	4:51
13	10.6	6:16	4:52
14	10.6	6:15	4:53
15	10.7	6:14	4:54
16	10.7	6:13	4:55
17	10.7	6:12	4:56
18	10.8	6:11	4:57
19	10.8	6:10	4:58
20	10.8	6:09	4:59
21	10.9	6:07	5:00
22	10.9	6:06	5:01
23	10.9	6:05	5:02
24	11.0	6:04	5:03
25	11.0	6:03	5:04
26	11.1	6:01	5:05
27	11.1	6:00	5:06
28	11.1	5:59	5:07

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.96 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)	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Deir ez-Zor

In seasonPeak

None of Deir ez-Zor's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Deir ez-Zor sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Deir ez-Zor?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

0.8

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Deir ez-Zor for sightseeing.

What to pack for Deir ez-Zor in February

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

In February, Deir ez-Zor sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Deir ez-Zor 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 Deir ez-Zor peaks around June 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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	5	6	7	10	6	9	5	5	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	6	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Deir ez-Zor 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 Deir ez-Zor is worst in July — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 29 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)	32	35	44	43	48	49	55	52	42	37	29	31
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	32	Moderate
Feb	35	Moderate
Mar	44	Poor
Apr	43	Poor
May	48	Poor
Jun	49	Poor
Jul	55	Unhealthy
Aug	52	Poor
Sep	42	Poor
Oct	37	Poor
Nov	29	Moderate
Dec	31	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Deir ez-Zor?

Deir ez-Zor sits at 35.3°N, 40.1°E, 210 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Al Mayādīn, 45 km away.

Topography around Deir ez-Zor

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Deir ez-Zor.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Deir ez-Zor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 215 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 684 m.

The land around Deir ez-Zor is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (56%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

65 m

artificial surfaces 45%

16 km

137 m

bare terrain 56%

80 km

684 m

bare terrain 82%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Deir ez-Zor year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Al Mayādīn 45 km · Subaykhān 68 km · Hajīn 95 km · Ālbū Kamāl 121 km · Ar Raqqah 123 km · Al Qā’im 130 km · Al Ḩasakah 141 km · Al-Tabqa 154 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 Deir ez-Zor (35.3359°, 40.1408°, elevation 210 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30

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

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