Kafr Takhārīm weather in August

In August, Kafr Takhārīm sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kafr Takhārīm's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kafr Takhārīm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
4:57 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
7%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Kafr Takhārīm is village in Syria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kafr Takhārīm reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Kafr Takhārīm

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kafr Takhārīm weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 85120.59.83.2
Feb14° / 7410.50.410.64.1
Mar18° / 599.50.111.76.0
Apr22° / 11°367.1012.97.4
May27° / 15°224.7013.97.5
Jun31° / 19°41.3014.45.8
Jul33° / 22°10.3014.24.6
Aug34° / 22°10.2013.44.2
Sep32° / 19°82.1012.25.3
Oct28° / 15°285.5011.17.1
Nov20° / 476.5010.17.0
Dec14° / 8010.20.39.64.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kafr Takhārīm gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
113196611
203186712
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271425646
281526635
291527625
302528614
312629594

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:44 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:446:36
213.84:456:35
313.84:466:34
413.84:476:33
513.74:486:32
613.74:486:31
713.74:496:30
813.64:506:29
913.64:516:28
1013.64:526:27
1113.54:526:25
1213.54:536:24
1313.54:546:23
1413.54:556:22
1513.44:566:21
1613.44:576:20
1713.34:576:18
1813.34:586:17
1913.34:596:16
2013.25:006:14
2113.25:016:13
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3112.85:095:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
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306.4Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kafr Takhārīm?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kafr Takhārīm for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kafr Takhārīm in August

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

In August, Kafr Takhārīm sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Kafr Takhārīm in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 58 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 19 — about 7.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Kafr Takhārīm in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kafr Takhārīm peaks around June 20 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kafr Takhārīm in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kafr Takhārīm 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 Kafr Takhārīm?

Kafr Takhārīm sits at 36.1°N, 36.5°E, 469 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Salqīn, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Kafr Takhārīm

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kafr Takhārīm has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m around an average of 518 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 756 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,194 m.

The land around Kafr Takhārīm is covered by grassland (55%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
478 m
16 km
756 m
80 km
2,194 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Salqīn 6.0 km · Reyhanlı 17 km · Ma‘arratmişrīn 18 km · Batabo 20 km · Idlib 23 km · Binnish 25 km · Ad Dānā 25 km · Narlıca 30 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 Kafr Takhārīm (36.1168°, 36.5152°, elevation 469 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).