Ţafas in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Ţafas sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain over about 0 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 31°C in early June to 33°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels humid.

Summer is Ţafas's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ţafas's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 33°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 19°C
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0 wet days
Avg wind: 12 km/h
Travel score: 4.9; weakest season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Ţafas in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 31°C in early June to 33°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Ţafas reaches about 33°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest June.

How summer really feels in Ţafas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 75 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 summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ţafas weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) 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	15° / 5°	61	9.5	10.1	4.6
Feb	16° / 6°	57	8.2	10.8	5.3
Mar	19° / 8°	42	6.9	11.8	6.9
Apr	24° / 10°	17	4.2	12.8	8.2
May	28° / 14°	6	1.7	13.7	7.5
Jun	32° / 17°	1	0.3	14.1	5.7
Jul	34° / 20°	0	0	13.9	4.5
Aug	34° / 20°	0	0	13.2	4.4
Sep	32° / 18°	1	0.3	12.2	5.4
Oct	29° / 15°	8	2.1	11.2	7.2
Nov	22° / 10°	26	4.4	10.3	7.9
Dec	17° / 6°	46	6.9	9.9	6.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Ţafas gets around 1 mm of rain over 0 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Summer

Winds average 12 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours in early June to 12 h 42 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 7.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Ţafas?

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

4.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.5

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Ţafas for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ţafas in Summer

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

In summer, Ţafas sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Ţafas in Summer

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Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ţafas peaks around June 21 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 — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	6	7	9	11	11	10	9	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Ţafas in Summer

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

Air quality in Ţafas is worst in April — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 33 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)	48	54	54	55	46	37	33	34	42	48	50	51
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	48	Poor
Feb	54	Poor
Mar	54	Poor
Apr	55	Unhealthy
May	46	Poor
Jun	37	Poor
Jul	33	Moderate
Aug	34	Moderate
Sep	42	Poor
Oct	48	Poor
Nov	50	Poor
Dec	51	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Ţafas?

Ţafas sits at 32.7°N, 36.1°E, 489 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Dā‘il, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Ţafas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ţafas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 493 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 561 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,147 m.

The land around Ţafas is covered by cropland (49%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

76 m

cropland 49%

16 km

561 m

cropland 76%

80 km

3,147 m

cropland 39%

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Summer weather nearby: Dā‘il 6.0 km · Shaykh Miskīn 13 km · Dar‘ā 14 km · Nawá 17 km · Ar Ramthā 21 km · Al Ḩirāk 22 km · Jāsim 28 km · Irbid 29 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 Ţafas (32.7371°, 36.0665°, elevation 489 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.