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The average temperature in Damascus over the whole year is 13°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C. The rainy (wet) season in Damascus runs from October to April, peaking in January with a 25% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 2%. Winds in Damascus are highest in January, averaging 4.1 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S. The clearest skies in Damascus come in July, when the sky is typically 28% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 73%.
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | 4°C | 2°C | 25% | 72% | 4.1 m/s | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| February | 7°C | 4°C | 3°C | 21% | 73% | 3.3 m/s | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| March | 11°C | 5°C | 7°C | 21% | 65% | 2.9 m/s | 5 | 0 | 52 |
| April | 15°C | 8°C | 11°C | 17% | 59% | 2.6 m/s | 22 | 1 | 76 |
| May | 19°C | 11°C | 16°C | 12% | 54% | 2.2 m/s | 57 | 7 | 84 |
| June | 23°C | 14°C | 19°C | 9% | 47% | 2.3 m/s | 76 | 16 | 74 |
| July | 27°C | 16°C | 23°C | 2% | 28% | 2.2 m/s | 85 | 38 | 55 |
| August | 28°C | 16°C | 24°C | 3% | 31% | 2.0 m/s | 81 | 43 | 48 |
| September | 22°C | 13°C | 20°C | 9% | 46% | 1.9 m/s | 86 | 17 | 75 |
| October | 16°C | 10°C | 13°C | 18% | 54% | 2.2 m/s | 41 | 2 | 84 |
| November | 10°C | 7°C | 7°C | 24% | 69% | 3.2 m/s | 5 | 0 | 50 |
| December | 7°C | 5°C | 2°C | 24% | 71% | 3.7 m/s | 0 | 0 | 21 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Year round, Damascus has days of about 7°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 28°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 4°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 13°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Winter in Damascus has typical daily highs of about 7°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Spring in Damascus has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Summer in Damascus has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 5% chance of rain on a given day.
Autumn in Damascus has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
The rainy (wet) season in Damascus runs from October to April, peaking in January with a 25% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 2%.
Winds in Damascus are highest in January, averaging 4.1 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.
The average temperature in Damascus over the whole year is 13°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C.