Kafranbel weather in December

In December, Kafranbel sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of December to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kafranbel's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kafranbel's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 72 mm; 10.3 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 36 min; 6:42 AM – 4:18 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 11th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 2.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Kafranbel is village in Syria.

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kafranbel reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

	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	31
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	15	6
6	15	6
7	15	6
8	15	6
9	15	6
10	15	5
11	14	5
12	14	5
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	5
18	13	5
19	13	5
20	13	5
21	13	5
22	13	4
23	13	4
24	13	4
25	13	4
26	13	4
27	13	4
28	13	4
29	13	4
30	13	4
31	12	4

How December really feels in Kafranbel

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December 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

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

Kafranbel weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-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	12° / 4°	86	12.3	9.9	3.2
Feb	14° / 5°	74	10.7	10.7	4.0
Mar	18° / 7°	61	10.3	11.7	5.9
Apr	22° / 10°	38	7.1	12.9	7.4
May	27° / 14°	20	4.5	13.9	7.5
Jun	31° / 18°	3	1	14.4	5.9
Jul	34° / 21°	1	0.1	14.2	4.5
Aug	34° / 21°	1	0.3	13.3	4.0
Sep	32° / 19°	7	1.8	12.2	5.3
Oct	28° / 15°	21	4.5	11.1	7.3
Nov	20° / 9°	42	6.9	10.1	7.0
Dec	14° / 5°	72	10.3	9.6	4.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over 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	31
Clearer (%)	58	57	56	55	53	53	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	50	50	50	51	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	50	49	48
Cloudier (%)	42	43	44	45	47	47	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	50	50	50	49	50	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	49	51
31	48	52

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kafranbel gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb 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	31
Rain chance (%)	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	28
3	29
4	30
5	31
6	32
7	33
8	34
9	35
10	36
11	36
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	37
17	36
18	36
19	35
20	35
21	34
22	34
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	34
27	34
28	35
29	35
30	36
31	37

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December 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	29	30	31
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	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
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of December to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 4:16 PM to 4:26 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	31
Daylight (h)	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:48
Sunset (PM)	4:16	4:16	4:16	4:16	4:16	4:16	4:16	4:16	4:16	4:17	4:17	4:17	4:17	4:17	4:18	4:18	4:18	4:19	4:19	4:19	4:20	4:20	4:21	4:21	4:22	4:22	4:23	4:24	4:24	4:25	4:26

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	6:31	4:16
2	9.7	6:31	4:16
3	9.7	6:32	4:16
4	9.7	6:33	4:16
5	9.7	6:34	4:16
6	9.7	6:35	4:16
7	9.7	6:36	4:16
8	9.7	6:36	4:16
9	9.7	6:37	4:16
10	9.6	6:38	4:17
11	9.6	6:39	4:17
12	9.6	6:39	4:17
13	9.6	6:40	4:17
14	9.6	6:41	4:17
15	9.6	6:41	4:18
16	9.6	6:42	4:18
17	9.6	6:42	4:18
18	9.6	6:43	4:19
19	9.6	6:44	4:19
20	9.6	6:44	4:19
21	9.6	6:45	4:20
22	9.6	6:45	4:20
23	9.6	6:46	4:21
24	9.6	6:46	4:21
25	9.6	6:46	4:22
26	9.6	6:47	4:22
27	9.6	6:47	4:23
28	9.6	6:47	4:24
29	9.6	6:48	4:24
30	9.6	6:48	4:25
31	9.6	6:48	4:26

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.31 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — December's 2.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.6	Moderate
2	2.5	Moderate
3	2.5	Moderate
4	2.5	Moderate
5	2.4	Moderate
6	2.4	Moderate
7	2.4	Moderate
8	2.4	Moderate
9	2.4	Moderate
10	2.3	Moderate
11	2.3	Moderate
12	2.3	Moderate
13	2.3	Moderate
14	2.3	Moderate
15	2.3	Moderate
16	2.3	Moderate
17	2.3	Moderate
18	2.3	Moderate
19	2.3	Moderate
20	2.3	Moderate
21	2.3	Moderate
22	2.3	Moderate
23	2.3	Moderate
24	2.3	Moderate
25	2.3	Moderate
26	2.3	Moderate
27	2.3	Moderate
28	2.3	Moderate
29	2.3	Moderate
30	2.3	Moderate
31	2.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kafranbel?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Kafranbel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kafranbel in December

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

In December, Kafranbel sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Kafranbel in December

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in December — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	18	17	17	18	21	25	27	28	28	26	23	20
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Warm	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	28	Tropical
Sep	28	Warm
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	20	Refreshing

UV index in Kafranbel in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	4	7	8	11	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	11	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 Kafranbel in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	47	54	53	48	38	29	24	25	33	43	50	51
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	47	Poor
Feb	54	Poor
Mar	53	Poor
Apr	48	Poor
May	38	Poor
Jun	29	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	43	Poor
Nov	50	Poor
Dec	51	Poor

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.

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

grassland 52%

16 km

760 m

grassland 49%

80 km

1,704 m

cropland 44%

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← November Kafranbel year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	15	6
6	15	6
7	15	6
8	15	6
9	15	6
10	15	5
11	14	5
12	14	5
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	5
18	13	5
19	13	5
20	13	5
21	13	5
22	13	4
23	13	4
24	13	4
25	13	4
26	13	4
27	13	4
28	13	4
29	13	4
30	13	4
31	12	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	49	51
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	28
3	29
4	30
5	31
6	32
7	33
8	34
9	35
10	36
11	36
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	37
17	36
18	36
19	35
20	35
21	34
22	34
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	34
27	34
28	35
29	35
30	36
31	37

	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
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	15	6
6	15	6
7	15	6
8	15	6
9	15	6
10	15	5
11	14	5
12	14	5
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	5
18	13	5
19	13	5
20	13	5
21	13	5
22	13	4
23	13	4
24	13	4
25	13	4
26	13	4
27	13	4
28	13	4
29	13	4
30	13	4
31	12	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	49	51
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	28
3	29
4	30
5	31
6	32
7	33
8	34
9	35
10	36
11	36
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	37
17	36
18	36
19	35
20	35
21	34
22	34
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	34
27	34
28	35
29	35
30	36
31	37

	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
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	15	6
6	15	6
7	15	6
8	15	6
9	15	6
10	15	5
11	14	5
12	14	5
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	14	5
16	14	5
17	14	5
18	13	5
19	13	5
20	13	5
21	13	5
22	13	4
23	13	4
24	13	4
25	13	4
26	13	4
27	13	4
28	13	4
29	13	4
30	13	4
31	12	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	49	51
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	28
3	29
4	30
5	31
6	32
7	33
8	34
9	35
10	36
11	36
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	37
17	36
18	36
19	35
20	35
21	34
22	34
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	34
27	34
28	35
29	35
30	36
31	37

	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
29	100
30	100
31	100