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Best time to visit Damascus

April is the best time to visit Damascus for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 3 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking April comfort 94/100
The least cloud July 4 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 0 mm
Warmth July 35 °C
Cooler weather January 11 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 April 94 23 °C 3
2 October 92 26 °C 2
3 November 86 18 °C 4
4 May 86 28 °C 2
5 March 80 17 °C 5
6 September 76 32 °C 0
7 June 73 33 °C 0
8 August 66 35 °C 0
9 July 64 35 °C 0
10 December 62 13 °C 6
11 February 60 13 °C 7
12 January 52 11 °C 7

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 7 wet days and highs near 11 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 11.1 °C 40 mm 50 %
February 12.8 °C 35 mm 50 %
March 17.3 °C 25 mm 44 %
April 22.6 °C 11 mm 35 %
May 28.1 °C 7 mm 23 %
June 32.6 °C under 1 mm 6 %
July 35.4 °C under 1 mm 4 %
August 35.3 °C under 1 mm 5 %
September 32.1 °C 1 mm 9 %
October 26.3 °C 7 mm 25 %
November 18.2 °C 23 mm 40 %
December 12.9 °C 31 mm 50 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.