Idlib weather in April

In April, Idlib sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 25 mm of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Idlib's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Idlib's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 25 mm; 5.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 5:06 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 8th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.7; out of 10

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical April day in Idlib reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

	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	29	30
Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	10
2	21	10
3	21	10
4	22	10
5	22	10
6	22	10
7	22	10
8	22	11
9	22	11
10	23	11
11	23	11
12	23	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	24	11
17	24	11
18	24	12
19	24	12
20	24	12
21	24	12
22	25	12
23	25	12
24	25	12
25	25	12
26	25	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	13
30	26	13

How April really feels in Idlib

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April 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

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

Idlib weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 4°	61	10.9	9.8	3.4
Feb	14° / 5°	49	8.7	10.6	4.4
Mar	19° / 8°	40	7.6	11.7	6.5
Apr	24° / 11°	25	5.7	12.9	7.7
May	29° / 15°	17	3.8	13.9	6.8
Jun	33° / 19°	3	1	14.4	4.7
Jul	35° / 22°	1	0.1	14.2	3.4
Aug	36° / 23°	1	0	13.4	3.1
Sep	33° / 20°	5	1.2	12.2	4.6
Oct	28° / 15°	19	4.2	11.1	7.0
Nov	20° / 9°	34	5.8	10.1	7.3
Dec	14° / 5°	59	9.2	9.6	4.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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	29	30
Clearer (%)	65	66	67	67	68	68	70	71	71	71	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	73	72	72	72	73	72	72	73	73	73	73	74	75
Cloudier (%)	35	34	33	33	32	32	30	29	29	29	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	27	28	28	28	27	28	28	27	27	27	27	26	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	66	34
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	70	30
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	73	27
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	74	26
30	75	25

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Idlib gets around 25 mm of rain over 5.7 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 20% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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	29	30
Rain chance (%)	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 97% 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	29	30
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	94	94
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	94	6

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	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	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	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
29	10	calm
30	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:13 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	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:28	5:26	5:25	5:23	5:22	5:21	5:19	5:18	5:16	5:15	5:13	5:12	5:11	5:09	5:08	5:06	5:05	5:04	5:02	5:01	5:00	4:58	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:53	4:52	4:51	4:50	4:49
Sunset (PM)	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:28	5:48
2	12.4	5:26	5:49
3	12.4	5:25	5:50
4	12.5	5:23	5:51
5	12.5	5:22	5:52
6	12.5	5:21	5:53
7	12.6	5:19	5:53
8	12.6	5:18	5:54
9	12.6	5:16	5:55
10	12.7	5:15	5:56
11	12.7	5:13	5:57
12	12.8	5:12	5:58
13	12.8	5:11	5:58
14	12.8	5:09	5:59
15	12.9	5:08	6:00
16	12.9	5:06	6:01
17	12.9	5:05	6:02
18	13.0	5:04	6:03
19	13.0	5:02	6:04
20	13.1	5:01	6:04
21	13.1	5:00	6:05
22	13.1	4:58	6:06
23	13.2	4:57	6:07
24	13.2	4:56	6:08
25	13.2	4:55	6:09
26	13.3	4:53	6:10
27	13.3	4:52	6:10
28	13.3	4:51	6:11
29	13.4	4:50	6:12
30	13.4	4:49	6:13

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.04 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	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.5	Intense
29	6.5	Intense
30	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Idlib?

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

7.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.1

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Idlib for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Idlib in April

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

In April, Idlib sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Idlib in April

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 69 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 3 to Dec 20 — about 7.6 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	29	28	26	23	20
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	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	29	Tropical
Sep	28	Tropical
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	20	Refreshing

UV index in Idlib in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Idlib 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	4	7	8	10	10	10	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	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Idlib in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Idlib 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	36	44	46	42	33	25	20	22	28	35	39	38
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	36	Poor
Feb	44	Poor
Mar	46	Poor
Apr	42	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	35	Poor
Nov	39	Poor
Dec	38	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Idlib?

Idlib sits at 35.9°N, 36.6°E, 442 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Binnish, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Idlib

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Idlib has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 426 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 658 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,783 m.

The land around Idlib is covered by cropland (66%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

129 m

cropland 66%

16 km

658 m

cropland 72%

80 km

1,783 m

cropland 49%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← March Idlib year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Binnish 8.0 km · Ma‘arratmişrīn 10 km · Saraqib 17 km · Kafr Takhārīm 23 km · Batabo 25 km · Salqīn 28 km · Jisr ash Shughūr 31 km · Ad Dānā 34 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 Idlib (35.9306°, 36.6339°, elevation 442 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	21	10
2	21	10
3	21	10
4	22	10
5	22	10
6	22	10
7	22	10
8	22	11
9	22	11
10	23	11
11	23	11
12	23	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	24	11
17	24	11
18	24	12
19	24	12
20	24	12
21	24	12
22	25	12
23	25	12
24	25	12
25	25	12
26	25	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	13
30	26	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	66	34
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	70	30
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	73	27
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	74	26
30	75	25

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	94	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	10
2	21	10
3	21	10
4	22	10
5	22	10
6	22	10
7	22	10
8	22	11
9	22	11
10	23	11
11	23	11
12	23	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	24	11
17	24	11
18	24	12
19	24	12
20	24	12
21	24	12
22	25	12
23	25	12
24	25	12
25	25	12
26	25	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	13
30	26	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	66	34
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	70	30
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	73	27
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	74	26
30	75	25

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	94	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	10
2	21	10
3	21	10
4	22	10
5	22	10
6	22	10
7	22	10
8	22	11
9	22	11
10	23	11
11	23	11
12	23	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	24	11
17	24	11
18	24	12
19	24	12
20	24	12
21	24	12
22	25	12
23	25	12
24	25	12
25	25	12
26	25	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	13
30	26	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	66	34
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	70	30
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	73	27
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	74	26
30	75	25

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	94	6