Kafranbel weather in August

In August, Kafranbel sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 13.3 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 100% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
4:57 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
6%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Kafranbel 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 Kafranbel reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°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 Kafranbel

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.

Kafranbel 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 8612.39.93.2
Feb14° / 7410.710.74.0
Mar18° / 6110.311.75.9
Apr22° / 10°387.112.97.4
May27° / 14°204.513.97.5
Jun31° / 18°3114.45.9
Jul34° / 21°10.114.24.5
Aug34° / 21°10.313.34.0
Sep32° / 19°71.812.25.3
Oct28° / 15°214.511.17.3
Nov20° / 426.910.17.0
Dec14° / 7210.39.64.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August.

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kafranbel gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 (%)
11
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41
51
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71
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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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12837504
22736514
31736524
41735543
51634563
61634563
71533583
81533583
91533592
101533592
111533592
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251941471
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2721043451
2821043431
2931144421
3031144411
3141244390

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:45 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:456:34
213.84:466:33
313.84:476:33
413.74:486:32
513.74:486:31
613.74:496:30
713.64:506:29
813.64:516:28
913.64:526:27
1013.64:526:25
1113.54:536:24
1213.54:546:23
1313.54:556:22
1413.44:566:21
1513.44:566:20
1613.44:576:19
1713.34:586:17
1813.34:596:16
1913.35:006:15
2013.25:006:14
2113.25:016:12
2213.25:026:11
2313.15:036:10
2413.15:036:08
2513.05:046:07
2613.05:056:06
2713.05:066:04
2812.95:076:03
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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 6.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
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286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kafranbel?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kafranbel in August

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

In August, Kafranbel sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Kafranbel in August

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 68 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 4 to Dec 22 — about 7.7 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
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Kafranbel 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 Kafranbel 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kafranbel 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 Kafranbel is worst in February — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 24 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorFeb 2154 µg/m³Jul 2124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr48Poor
May38Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kafranbel?

Kafranbel sits at 35.6°N, 36.6°E, 643 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Khān Shaykhūn, 21 km away.

SaraqibIdlibŞūrānḨalfāyāBinnish

Topography around Kafranbel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kafranbel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 610 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 760 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,704 m.

The land around Kafranbel is covered by grassland (52%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
760 m
80 km
1,704 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Khān Shaykhūn 21 km · Kafr Zaytā 27 km · Jisr ash Shughūr 31 km · Saraqib 35 km · Idlib 36 km · Şūrān 39 km · Ḩalfāyā 40 km · Binnish 40 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 Kafranbel (35.6138°, 36.5645°, elevation 643 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).