Manbij weather in February

In February, Manbij sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 Manbij's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manbij's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:24 AM – 5:01 PM
Cloud cover
50%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Manbij is city in Aleppo Governorate, Syria.

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 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical February day in Manbij reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1113
2113
3113
4113
5123
6123
7123
8124
9124
10124
11124
12124
13134
14134
15134
16134
17134
18135
19145
20145
21145
22145
23145
24155
25156
26156
27156
28166

How February really feels in Manbij

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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
1
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Manbij 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 499.10.79.82.8
Feb13° / 437.80.610.63.9
Mar18° / 387011.76.3
Apr24° / 12°255.2012.97.8
May30° / 16°173.6013.96.1
Jun36° / 21°20.5014.43.0
Jul39° / 24°00.1014.20.9
Aug38° / 24°00.1013.41.2
Sep34° / 20°30.7012.24.0
Oct28° / 15°233.8011.17.2
Nov19° / 335.3010.16.8
Dec12° / 498.20.39.63.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45545
55545
65545
75545
85545
95446
105446
115446
125347
135347
145446
155446
165446
175545
185545
195545
205644
215743
225743
235842
245842
255941
265941
275941
286040

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Manbij gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1282
2282
3272
4272
5272
6272
7272
8272
9272
10272
11282
12282
13292
14292
15292
16293
17293
18293
19293
20293
21292
22292
23282
24282
25272
26262
27252
28251

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 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812light 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 6:37 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 5:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.26:374:47
210.26:364:48
310.26:354:49
410.36:354:50
510.36:344:51
610.36:334:52
710.36:324:53
810.46:314:54
910.46:304:55
1010.46:294:56
1110.56:284:57
1210.56:274:58
1310.56:264:59
1410.66:255:00
1510.66:245:01
1610.66:235:02
1710.76:225:03
1810.76:215:04
1910.86:205:05
2010.86:195:06
2110.86:185:07
2210.96:165:08
2310.96:155:09
2410.96:145:10
2511.06:135:11
2611.06:125:12
2711.16:105:13
2811.16:095:14

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
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 Manbij?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Manbij.

What to pack for Manbij in February

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

In February, Manbij sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Manbij 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 Manbij peaks around June 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 17UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Manbij 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 Manbij is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1933 µg/m³Jul 2018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Manbij?

Manbij sits at 36.5°N, 38.0°E, 468 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Jarābulus, 33 km away.

KabbasinTādifAl BābDayr Ḩāfir‘Ayn al ‘ArabBirecikNizip

Topography around Manbij

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manbij has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 464 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 734 m.

The land around Manbij is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
252 m
80 km
734 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Jarābulus 33 km · Kabbasin 36 km · Tādif 43 km · Al Bāb 43 km · Dayr Ḩāfir 47 km · ‘Ayn al ‘Arab 54 km · Birecik 55 km · Nizip 55 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 Manbij (36.5281°, 37.9549°, elevation 468 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).