Şāfītā weather in July

In July, Şāfītā sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Şāfītā's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Şāfītā's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:37 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
7%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Şāfītā is Place in Syria.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical July day in Şāfītā reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Şāfītā

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 22 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
22
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Şāfītā weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 10°8011.79.94.7
Feb16° / 10°709.610.75.1
Mar18° / 12°558.411.76.4
Apr21° / 15°254.912.87.7
May25° / 18°132.813.88.7
Jun28° / 22°20.614.38.4
Jul30° / 24°00.114.17.2
Aug30° / 25°0013.36.7
Sep30° / 23°61.412.27.0
Oct27° / 20°244.711.17.6
Nov22° / 15°436.710.27.5
Dec17° / 11°7010.19.75.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Şāfītā gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1756370
2753391
3652411
4650431
5548451
6547471
7445492
8444502
9442522
10341542
11339562
12238582
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14235603
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17132643
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19130654
20129664
21128674
22027685
23026695
24025705
25024706
26023716
27023707
28022717
29021718
30020728
31020719

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:30 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:306:48
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314.34:306:48
414.34:316:48
514.34:316:48
614.34:326:48
714.34:326:48
814.24:336:47
914.24:336:47
1014.24:346:47
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1214.24:356:46
1314.24:366:46
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1514.14:376:45
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1714.14:386:44
1814.14:396:44
1914.14:396:43
2014.04:406:43
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.52 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.7Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Şāfītā?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
9.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Şāfītā for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Şāfītā in July

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

In July, Şāfītā sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Şāfītā in July

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 23 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 23 — about 7.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Şāfītā in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Şāfītā peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Şāfītā in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Şāfītā is worst in February — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorFeb 1948 µg/m³Jul 2324 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr48Poor
May38Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct38Poor
Nov46Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Şāfītā?

Şāfītā sits at 34.8°N, 36.1°E, 374 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Tallkalakh, 21 km away.

MaşyāfKafr LāhāBāniyāsTripoliEl HermelAl Quşayr

Topography around Şāfītā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Şāfītā has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m around an average of 249 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 929 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,079 m.

The land around Şāfītā is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (26%), grassland (24%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
251 m
16 km
929 m
80 km
3,079 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Tallkalakh 21 km · Ţarţūs 22 km · Maşyāf 34 km · Kafr Lāhā 35 km · Bāniyās 43 km · Tripoli 50 km · El Hermel 53 km · Al Quşayr 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 Şāfītā (34.821°, 36.1177°, elevation 374 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).