Manbij in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Manbij sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 80 mm of rain over about 16 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early March to 33°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 Manbij's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Manbij's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 24°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 12°C
Rainfall: 80 mm; 16 wet days
Avg wind: 14 km/h
Travel score: 6.7; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Manbij in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early March to 33°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Manbij 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 Manbij

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 8 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

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Manbij 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	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 3°	49	9.1	0.7	9.8	2.8
Feb	13° / 4°	43	7.8	0.6	10.6	3.9
Mar	18° / 8°	38	7	0	11.7	6.3
Apr	24° / 12°	25	5.2	0	12.9	7.8
May	30° / 16°	17	3.6	0	13.9	6.1
Jun	36° / 21°	2	0.5	0	14.4	3.0
Jul	39° / 24°	0	0.1	0	14.2	0.9
Aug	38° / 24°	0	0.1	0	13.4	1.2
Sep	34° / 20°	3	0.7	0	12.2	4.0
Oct	28° / 15°	23	3.8	0	11.1	7.2
Nov	19° / 9°	33	5.3	0	10.1	6.8
Dec	12° / 5°	49	8.2	0.3	9.6	3.6

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

Manbij gets around 80 mm of rain over 16 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 14 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 18 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 6.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Manbij?

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.

6.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Manbij for sightseeing.

What to pack for Manbij in Spring

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

In spring, Manbij sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 16 days see rain.

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UV index in Manbij 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	4	6	8	10	9	9	8	5	3	3
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	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Manbij in Spring

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	24	28	34	31	29	24	18	20	24	25	24	23
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	24	Moderate
Feb	28	Moderate
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	29	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	23	Moderate

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.

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

artificial surfaces 46%

16 km

252 m

cropland 71%

80 km

734 m

cropland 61%

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Spring 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

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.