Kabbasin in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Kabbasin sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 170 mm of precipitation over about 28 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 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Kabbasin's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kabbasin's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 12°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 4°C
- Precipitation
- 170 mm
- 28 wet days
- Avg wind
- 11 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.2
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Kabbasin in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.
A typical winter day in Kabbasin reaches about 12°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Kabbasin
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Kabbasin 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11° / 3° | 59 | 9.6 | 0.8 | 9.8 | 2.6 |
| Feb | 13° / 4° | 51 | 8.8 | 0.9 | 10.6 | 3.6 |
| Mar | 17° / 7° | 43 | 7.6 | 0.1 | 11.7 | 6.0 |
| Apr | 23° / 11° | 28 | 5.9 | 0 | 12.9 | 7.6 |
| May | 29° / 16° | 20 | 4.4 | 0 | 13.9 | 6.5 |
| Jun | 35° / 20° | 4 | 0.9 | 0 | 14.4 | 3.7 |
| Jul | 38° / 23° | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 14.2 | 1.7 |
| Aug | 37° / 23° | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 13.4 | 1.8 |
| Sep | 34° / 19° | 4 | 0.9 | 0 | 12.2 | 4.4 |
| Oct | 27° / 15° | 23 | 4.1 | 0 | 11.1 | 7.3 |
| Nov | 19° / 8° | 37 | 5.9 | 0 | 10.1 | 6.7 |
| Dec | 12° / 4° | 59 | 9.2 | 0.3 | 9.6 | 3.5 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Kabbasin gets around 170 mm of rain and snow over 28 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 11 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
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.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.7 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Kabbasin?
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.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kabbasin.
What to pack for Kabbasin in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Kabbasin sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 28 days see rain.
UV index in Kabbasin in Winter
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 Kabbasin peaks around June 18 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | 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 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 10 | Very high |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 3 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Air quality in Kabbasin in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Kabbasin is worst in March — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 16 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) | 20 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | Moderate |
| Feb | 23 | Moderate |
| Mar | 28 | Moderate |
| Apr | 26 | Moderate |
| May | 25 | Moderate |
| Jun | 21 | Moderate |
| Jul | 16 | Moderate |
| Aug | 18 | Moderate |
| Sep | 21 | Moderate |
| Oct | 21 | Moderate |
| Nov | 19 | Moderate |
| Dec | 19 | Moderate |
Where is Kabbasin?
Kabbasin sits at 36.4°N, 37.6°E, 468 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Al Bāb, 8.0 km away.
Topography around Kabbasin
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kabbasin.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabbasin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 469 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,109 m.
The land around Kabbasin is covered by cropland (85%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (28%) within 80 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 Kabbasin (36.4327°, 37.5686°, elevation 468 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.