Tall Rif‘at in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Tall Rif‘at sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 104 mm of rain 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 16°C in early March to 31°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Tall Rif‘at's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tall Rif‘at's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 23°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 11°C
Rainfall: 104 mm; 19 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 6.8; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Tall Rif‘at in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early March to 31°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Tall Rif‘at reaches about 23°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Tall Rif‘at

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.

Tall Rif‘at 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°	67	10.3	0.6	9.8	2.9
Feb	13° / 4°	61	9.2	0.7	10.6	3.8
Mar	17° / 7°	51	8.6	0.1	11.7	6.0
Apr	23° / 10°	32	6.4	0	12.9	7.5
May	28° / 14°	22	4.3	0	13.9	6.9
Jun	34° / 19°	4	1.2	0	14.4	4.3
Jul	36° / 21°	1	0.4	0	14.2	2.5
Aug	37° / 22°	2	0.4	0	13.4	2.4
Sep	33° / 18°	4	1.2	0	12.2	4.6
Oct	28° / 14°	25	4.4	0	11.1	7.2
Nov	19° / 8°	40	6.3	0	10.1	6.9
Dec	13° / 4°	67	9.4	0.2	9.6	3.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Tall Rif‘at gets around 104 mm of rain 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 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

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 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Tall Rif‘at?

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.

6.8

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Tall Rif‘at for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tall Rif‘at in Spring

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

In spring, Tall Rif‘at sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Tall Rif‘at in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Tall Rif‘at peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — 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	7	8	10	10	10	8	6	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Tall Rif‘at 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 Tall Rif‘at is worst in March — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 17 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)	22	26	29	28	26	22	17	19	22	23	22	21
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	28	Moderate
May	26	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	21	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Tall Rif‘at?

Tall Rif‘at sits at 36.5°N, 37.1°E, 486 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is I‘zāz, 13 km away.

Topography around Tall Rif‘at

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tall Rif‘at.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tall Rif‘at has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 467 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,139 m.

The land around Tall Rif‘at is covered by cropland (90%) within 3 km, cropland (89%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

44 m

cropland 90%

16 km

271 m

cropland 89%

80 km

2,139 m

cropland 61%

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Spring weather nearby: I‘zāz 13 km · Nubl 14 km · ‘Afrīn 21 km · Kilis 27 km · Aleppo 31 km · Al Bāb 39 km · Ad Dānā 41 km · Tādif 41 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 Tall Rif‘at (36.4723°, 37.0947°, elevation 486 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.