Ma‘arratmişrīn in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Ma‘arratmişrīn sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 82 mm of rain over about 17 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early March to 31°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Ma‘arratmişrīn's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ma‘arratmişrīn's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 24°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 12°C
Rainfall: 82 mm; 17 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 7.0; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Ma‘arratmişrīn in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early March to 31°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Ma‘arratmişrīn reaches about 24°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Ma‘arratmişrīn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Ma‘arratmişrīn weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 4°	61	10.9	9.8	3.4
Feb	14° / 5°	49	8.7	10.6	4.4
Mar	19° / 8°	40	7.6	11.7	6.5
Apr	24° / 11°	25	5.7	12.9	7.7
May	29° / 15°	17	3.8	13.9	6.8
Jun	33° / 19°	3	1	14.4	4.7
Jul	35° / 22°	1	0.1	14.2	3.4
Aug	36° / 23°	1	0	13.4	3.1
Sep	33° / 20°	5	1.2	12.2	4.6
Oct	28° / 15°	19	4.2	11.1	7.0
Nov	20° / 9°	34	5.8	10.1	7.3
Dec	14° / 5°	59	9.2	9.6	4.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Ma‘arratmişrīn gets around 82 mm of rain over 17 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early March to 14 h 12 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Ma‘arratmişrīn?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

7.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is one of the better times to visit Ma‘arratmişrīn for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ma‘arratmişrīn in Spring

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

In spring, Ma‘arratmişrīn sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

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UV index in Ma‘arratmişrīn in Spring

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Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ma‘arratmişrīn peaks around June 21 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	10	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	10	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 Ma‘arratmişrīn in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ma‘arratmişrīn 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	36	44	46	42	33	25	20	22	28	35	39	38
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	36	Poor
Feb	44	Poor
Mar	46	Poor
Apr	42	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	35	Poor
Nov	39	Poor
Dec	38	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Ma‘arratmişrīn?

Ma‘arratmişrīn sits at 36.0°N, 36.7°E, 339 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Binnish, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Ma‘arratmişrīn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ma‘arratmişrīn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 335 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 595 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,874 m.

The land around Ma‘arratmişrīn is covered by cropland (87%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

66 m

cropland 87%

16 km

595 m

cropland 71%

80 km

1,874 m

cropland 50%

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Spring weather nearby: Binnish 7.0 km · Idlib 10 km · Batabo 15 km · Kafr Takhārīm 18 km · Saraqib 20 km · Ad Dānā 24 km · Salqīn 24 km · Reyhanlı 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

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 Ma‘arratmişrīn (36.0115°, 36.6718°, elevation 339 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.