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Damascus Weather Today · 7-Day Forecast

Grey Sky Settles Over the Town

Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.

Warmest Saturday at 20° · coldest night Tuesday at 3°

The short of it: Damascus weather on Sunday, 8 November 2026: local time, 9 °C (49 °F) with an overcast sky, feeling like 7 °C (45 °F). Today’s high 18 °C (65 °F), low 9 °C (48 °F). No rain expected in the next 24 hours. No warnings in force. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models, updated 05:15 local time.

DAMASCUS, Sunday. — Folk about town may expect an overcast sky today, the mercury reaching near 18° and falling to 9° after dark. Old hands will call it a proper November day: the thirty-year average for Damascus is 19°. Winds are light from the W, gusting to 7 km/h, and the glass holds steady.

Looking over the next 7 days, our correspondent reckons Saturday the pick at about 20°, while Tuesday night will be the coldest at 3°. Not a drop is expected in that time. Nights run 2° milder than the November norm of 7°.

By the Almanac's reckoning, November in Damascus runs from 7° at night to 19° by day, with some 43 mm of rain. July is the warmest month here at 34°, January the coldest at 2°, and January the wettest with 83 mm. The best months to ride in are April and October.

The sun is up 10 h 38 min today, and the days are shortening by about 2 minutes each. The station stands 763 m above the sea.

The Hours to Come

Temperature by the hour · rain & snow in the hour beneath
The hour-by-hour ledger
HourSkyTempFeelsWindRain
NowMostly clear9°7°4 km/h–
6 AMOvercast9°7°4 km/h–
7 AMClear sky9°7°4 km/h–
8 AMClear sky10°8°5 km/h–
9 AMClear sky13°11°6 km/h–
10 AMMostly clear16°12°11 km/h–
11 AMMostly clear17°13°13 km/h–
12 PMMostly clear18°13°15 km/h–
1 PMClear sky18°13°17 km/h–
2 PMClear sky18°13°18 km/h–
3 PMClear sky18°12°17 km/h–
4 PMClear sky17°11°17 km/h–
5 PMClear sky15°10°15 km/h–
6 PMClear sky14°9°12 km/h–
7 PMClear sky12°8°9 km/h–
8 PMClear sky12°8°8 km/h–
9 PMClear sky11°8°7 km/h–
10 PMClear sky11°8°6 km/h–
11 PMClear sky10°7°4 km/h–
12 AMClear sky9°6°4 km/h–
1 AMClear sky8°5°4 km/h–
2 AMClear sky8°5°2 km/h–
3 AMClear sky7°5°2 km/h–
4 AMClear sky7°4°3 km/h–

Seven-Day Outlook · Classified

Highs in large type · pick a day

Today (Nov 8): overcast, high 18°, low 9°, dry, gusts to 34 km/h. Sun up 6:59 AM, down 5:37 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.

The Almanac · Damascus Month by Month

Climate normals 1991–2020 · pick a month
PrecipitationAverage highAverage low

November in Damascus, by the numbers

Warmth rank
8th warmest of 12
Rain rank
4th wettest of 12
Versus October
7° colder, 29 mm more rain
Versus December
5° warmer
Day–night spread
12°
Snow season
seldom any
Daylight, mid-month
10 h 22 min
Average wind
7 km/h
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The year turns hard here: highs drop 7° from October to about 19°, with nights near 7°. Rain is modest, about 43 mm, the 4th wettest month.

Damascus in November: the full almanac →

Climate of Damascus by month
MonthHighLowRainWindDaylightVisit
January11°2°83 mm9 km/h10 h 9 min✦✦
February13°3°60 mm10 km/h10 h 56 min✦✦✦
March18°6°36 mm10 km/h11 h 53 min✦✦✦✦✦
April23°10°15 mm11 km/h12 h 59 min✦✦✦✦✦
May28°14°12 mm11 km/h13 h 53 min✦✦✦✦✦
June32°18°0.0 mm13 km/h14 h 22 min✦✦✦✦
July34°20°0.0 mm14 km/h14 h 10 min✦✦✦
August34°20°0.0 mm12 km/h13 h 23 min✦✦✦
September31°16°1.0 mm10 km/h12 h 20 min✦✦✦✦
October26°13°14 mm8 km/h11 h 17 min✦✦✦✦✦
November19°7°43 mm7 km/h10 h 22 min✦✦✦✦✦
December14°4°60 mm8 km/h9 h 56 min✦✦✦

Questions Readers Ask about Damascus

Answered from the wire & the Almanac

What is the weather in Damascus today?

Right now it is 9 °C (49 °F) with an overcast sky; it feels like 7 °C (45 °F). Today’s high is 18 °C (65 °F) and tonight’s low 9 °C (48 °F). No rain is expected in the next 24 hours.

Will it rain in Damascus this week?

No — the next 7 days look dry, with no rain worth measuring.

Are there any weather warnings for Damascus?

No — no warnings or notices are in force for Damascus at present.

What is the warmest month in Damascus?

July, with an average high of 34 °C (93 °F). The coldest is January, when nights average 2 °C (35 °F). The wettest month is January (83 mm (3.3 in)), according to TerraClimate climate normals for 1991–2020.

When is the best time to visit Damascus?

April and October. April brings highs near 23 °C (73 °F) and about 15 mm (0.59 in) of rain; October highs near 26 °C (79 °F) and 14 mm (0.55 in). The Almanac rates every month from 1 to 5 for warmth, dryness and rainfall, using 1991–2020 climate normals.

Does it snow in Damascus?

Hardly ever — even the coldest month averages 2 °C (35 °F) at night, so lasting snow is rare.

Neighbouring Towns

November averages · distance by the crow’s flight
TownDistanceHighLowRain
al-YarmūkDamascus Governorate5 km SSE20°7°39 mm
BabīlāRif-dimashq6 km SE20°7°39 mm
JaramānāRif-dimashq6 km ESE20°7°35 mm
‘IrbīnRif-dimashq8 km ENE19°7°37 mm
DārayyāRif-dimashq8 km SW20°7°45 mm
ḨarastāRif-dimashq9 km NE19°7°38 mm
Muadamiyat al-ShamRif-dimashq10 km WSW20°7°49 mm
ŞaḩnāyāRif-dimashq11 km SSW20°7°43 mm

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The Editor’s Remark

“Weather is the only news that never grows stale. Each morning the sky writes its own front page, and we at Wanted Weather are but its telegraph operators.”— J. Whitmore, Editor