Qārah in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Qārah sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 88 mm of precipitation over about 19 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 14°C in early March to 27°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Qārah's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Qārah's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 20°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 8°C
Precipitation: 88 mm; 19 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 6.7; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Qārah in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 14°C in early March to 27°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Qārah reaches about 20°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Qārah

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.

Qārah 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	10° / 1°	37	8.6	2	10	2.2
Feb	11° / 2°	32	7.8	1.9	10.7	3.0
Mar	15° / 5°	35	7.6	0.5	11.7	5.0
Apr	20° / 8°	28	6.2	0	12.8	7.1
May	25° / 13°	25	5.5	0	13.8	8.1
Jun	29° / 17°	4	1	0	14.2	7.2
Jul	32° / 19°	1	0.2	0	14	5.6
Aug	32° / 20°	1	0.4	0	13.3	5.6
Sep	29° / 17°	4	1.2	0	12.2	7.5
Oct	24° / 12°	27	5.3	0	11.1	8.1
Nov	17° / 7°	26	5.6	0.1	10.2	6.0
Dec	12° / 3°	30	7.4	0.7	9.8	3.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Qārah gets around 88 mm of rain and snow over 19 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 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early March to 14 h 06 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 6.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Qārah?

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

2nd-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Qārah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Qārah in Spring

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

In spring, Qārah sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer. About 19 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in Qārah in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qārah peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	5	8	9	11	11	11	8	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Qārah 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 Qārah is worst in April — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 23 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)	32	38	39	40	35	27	23	24	30	34	35	34
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	32	Moderate
Feb	38	Poor
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	40	Poor
May	35	Moderate
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	34	Moderate
Nov	35	Moderate
Dec	34	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Qārah?

Qārah sits at 34.2°N, 36.7°E, 1,287 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is An Nabk, 15 km away.

Topography around Qārah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qārah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 1,284 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,485 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,066 m.

The land around Qārah is covered by bare terrain (83%) within 3 km, bare terrain (73%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (45%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

196 m

bare terrain 83%

16 km

1,485 m

bare terrain 73%

80 km

3,066 m

bare terrain 45%

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Spring weather nearby: An Nabk 15 km · Yabrūd 22 km · Aarsâl 30 km · Jayrūd 39 km · Al Quşayr 42 km · El Hermel 42 km · Al Qaryatayn 47 km · Al Quţayfah 48 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 Qārah (34.1556°, 36.7428°, elevation 1,287 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.