Khān Shaykhūn weather in February

In February, Khān Shaykhūn sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Khān Shaykhūn's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khān Shaykhūn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:28 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
51%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Khān Shaykhūn is human settlement.

Founded
1400

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical February day in Khān Shaykhūn reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2134
3134
4134
5134
6134
7134
8144
9144
10144
11145
12145
13145
14145
15145
16155
17155
18155
19155
20156
21156
22166
23166
24166
25166
26166
27176
28177

How February really feels in Khān Shaykhūn

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

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

Khān Shaykhūn weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 509.89.93.5
Feb14° / 398.110.74.5
Mar19° / 316.911.76.7
Apr24° / 11°184.112.98.0
May29° / 15°132.813.86.8
Jun33° / 19°20.414.34.7
Jul36° / 22°00.114.13.2
Aug36° / 22°10.213.32.9
Sep33° / 19°30.612.24.7
Oct28° / 15°102.711.17.2
Nov20° / 254.710.17.5
Dec14° / 427.89.74.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
65941
75743
85743
95743
105743
115644
125644
135743
145743
155644
165743
175743
185743
195842
205941
216040
226040
236238
246238
256337
266436
276436
286436

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Khān Shaykhūn gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
130
230
329
429
529
629
729
830
930
1030
1131
1231
1331
1432
1532
1632
1732
1831
1931
2030
2129
2229
2328
2427
2526
2625
2724
2823

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 4:54 PM to 5:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.26:404:54
210.36:394:55
310.36:384:56
410.36:384:57
510.46:374:58
610.46:364:59
710.46:355:00
810.46:355:01
910.56:345:02
1010.56:335:03
1110.56:325:04
1210.66:315:05
1310.66:305:06
1410.66:295:07
1510.76:285:08
1610.76:275:09
1710.76:265:10
1810.86:255:11
1910.86:245:12
2010.86:235:13
2110.96:215:14
2210.96:205:15
2310.96:195:16
2411.06:185:17
2511.06:175:18
2611.16:165:19
2711.16:145:20
2811.16:135:21

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.2Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Khān Shaykhūn?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Khān Shaykhūn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Khān Shaykhūn in February

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

In February, Khān Shaykhūn sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Khān Shaykhūn in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Khān Shaykhūn peaks around June 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 19UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Khān Shaykhūn in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Khān Shaykhūn 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 Khān Shaykhūn?

Khān Shaykhūn sits at 35.4°N, 36.7°E, 376 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Kafr Zaytā, 9.0 km away.

ḨamāhSaraqib

Topography around Khān Shaykhūn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khān Shaykhūn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 387 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,540 m.

The land around Khān Shaykhūn is covered by cropland (64%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
399 m
80 km
1,540 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Kafr Zaytā 9.0 km · Şūrān 19 km · Ţayyibat al Imām 20 km · Kafranbel 21 km · Ḩalfāyā 21 km · Maharda 23 km · Ḩamāh 36 km · Saraqib 49 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 Khān Shaykhūn (35.4421°, 36.651°, elevation 376 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. 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).