Latakia weather in February

In February, Latakia sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 159 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Latakia's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Latakia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 159 mm; 11.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:32 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 10th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.51 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

Latakia is principal port city of Syria.

Density: 12,224/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~350 CE

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical February day in Latakia reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	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
Avg high (°C)	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Latakia weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February 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	15° / 11°	226	14.1	9.9	4.1
Feb	15° / 11°	159	11.5	10.7	4.5
Mar	17° / 13°	116	10.9	11.7	5.5
Apr	19° / 15°	75	8.9	12.9	6.6
May	22° / 19°	41	5.7	13.8	8.0
Jun	25° / 22°	14	3.4	14.4	8.8
Jul	27° / 25°	4	1.8	14.2	8.5
Aug	28° / 26°	4	1.4	13.3	8.0
Sep	27° / 24°	24	3.6	12.2	8.3
Oct	25° / 21°	66	6	11.1	8.1
Nov	21° / 16°	124	8	10.1	7.0
Dec	16° / 13°	231	12.2	9.6	5.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

	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
Clearer (%)	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	65	65	65	65	66	66	66
Cloudier (%)	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	35	35	35	35	34	34	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	66	34

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Latakia gets around 159 mm of rain over 11.5 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

	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
Rain chance (%)	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	42
10	42
11	43
12	43
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	44
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	42
23	42
24	41
25	41
26	40
27	40
28	39

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 98% 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
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4

Wind in February

Winds average 16 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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
Wind speed (km/h)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

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 6:43 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 4:57 PM to 5:24 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
Daylight (h)	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17
Sunset (PM)	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	6:43	4:57
2	10.3	6:43	4:58
3	10.3	6:42	4:59
4	10.3	6:41	5:00
5	10.3	6:41	5:01
6	10.4	6:40	5:02
7	10.4	6:39	5:03
8	10.4	6:38	5:04
9	10.5	6:37	5:05
10	10.5	6:36	5:06
11	10.5	6:35	5:07
12	10.6	6:34	5:08
13	10.6	6:34	5:09
14	10.6	6:33	5:10
15	10.7	6:32	5:11
16	10.7	6:30	5:12
17	10.7	6:29	5:13
18	10.8	6:28	5:14
19	10.8	6:27	5:15
20	10.8	6:26	5:16
21	10.9	6:25	5:17
22	10.9	6:24	5:18
23	10.9	6:23	5:19
24	11.0	6:22	5:20
25	11.0	6:20	5:21
26	11.0	6:19	5:22
27	11.1	6:18	5:23
28	11.1	6:17	5:24

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1
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	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.1	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.2	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.4	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	4.0	Moderate
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Latakia

In seasonPeak

In February, Latakia sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Latakia's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Latakia?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Latakia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Latakia in February

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

In February, Latakia sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Latakia in February

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 4 to Dec 19 — about 7.6 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 Latakia 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 Latakia peaks around June 19 at about 10 (very high) — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	4	7	8	10	9	9	7	5	3	2
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	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Latakia 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 Latakia is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (August, 21 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)	40	48	48	45	33	26	21	21	27	36	41	44
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	40	Poor
Feb	48	Poor
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	45	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	41	Poor
Dec	44	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Latakia?

Latakia sits at 35.5°N, 35.8°E, 29 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Burj Islām, 16 km away.

Topography around Latakia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Latakia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,704 m.

The land around Latakia is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) within 3 km, water (55%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and water (37%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

94 m

artificial surfaces 57%

16 km

285 m

water 55%

80 km

1,704 m

water 37%

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← January Latakia year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Burj Islām 16 km · Jablah 23 km · Bāniyās 41 km · Jisr ash Shughūr 57 km · Samandağ 63 km · Kafranbel 71 km · Maşyāf 72 km · Ţarţūs 72 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 Latakia (35.5312°, 35.7909°, elevation 29 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	14	11
2	14	11
3	15	11
4	15	11
5	15	11
6	15	11
7	15	11
8	15	11
9	15	11
10	15	11
11	15	11
12	15	11
13	15	11
14	15	11
15	15	11
16	15	11
17	15	11
18	15	12
19	15	12
20	15	12
21	15	12
22	15	12
23	16	12
24	16	12
25	16	12
26	16	12
27	16	12
28	16	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	42
10	42
11	43
12	43
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	44
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	42
23	42
24	41
25	41
26	40
27	40
28	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	42
10	42
11	43
12	43
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	44
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	42
23	42
24	41
25	41
26	40
27	40
28	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	42
10	42
11	43
12	43
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	44
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	42
23	42
24	41
25	41
26	40
27	40
28	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4