Yabrūd weather in August

In August, Yabrūd sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Yabrūd's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yabrūd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
4:59 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
5%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
7.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Yabrūd is city in Syria.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Yabrūd reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Yabrūd

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 18 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
18
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Yabrūd weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 256.22.5101.7
Feb10° / 215.81.910.72.7
Mar14° / 235.90.711.74.9
Apr19° / 174.20.112.87.3
May25° / 12°163.5013.78.4
Jun29° / 16°20.6014.27.3
Jul32° / 19°00.10145.5
Aug32° / 19°10.3013.35.6
Sep29° / 16°20.6012.27.8
Oct23° / 12°133.2011.18.4
Nov16° / 174.2010.25.7
Dec10° / 194.80.99.82.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August.

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

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Yabrūd gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:48 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:486:31
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313.74:506:29
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513.64:516:27
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.86 kWh/m² to a high of 8.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Yabrūd?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yabrūd in August

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

In August, Yabrūd sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yabrūd in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yabrūd 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Yabrūd in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Yabrūd is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1437 µg/m³Jul 2023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr37Poor
May33Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yabrūd?

Yabrūd sits at 34.0°N, 36.7°E, 1,382 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is An Nabk, 9.0 km away.

BaalbekDūmāAt Tall

Topography around Yabrūd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yabrūd has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m around an average of 1,430 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,696 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,899 m.

The land around Yabrūd is covered by bare terrain (50%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (71%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
450 m
16 km
1,696 m
80 km
2,899 m
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August weather nearby: An Nabk 9.0 km · Jayrūd 20 km · Qārah 22 km · Al Quţayfah 26 km · Aarsâl 32 km · Baalbek 41 km · Dūmā 50 km · At Tall 51 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 Yabrūd (33.9692°, 36.6573°, elevation 1,382 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. 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).