Damascus Weather in August
Damascus in August
The short of it: Damascus in August averages a high of 34 °C (93 °F) and a low of 20 °C (67 °F), with 0.0 mm (0.00 in) of rain and about 13 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 20° · rain 0.0 mm · daylight 13 h 23 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & October
August in Damascus brings afternoons near 34° and nights around 20°, with about 0.0 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 0.0 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 23 min in mid-August, 47 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Damascus runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. al-Yarmūk, 5 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Damascus, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| al-YarmūkDamascus Governorate | 5 km SSE | 35° | 20° | 0.0 mm |
| BabīlāRif-dimashq | 6 km SE | 35° | 20° | 0.0 mm |
| JaramānāRif-dimashq | 6 km ESE | 35° | 19° | 0.0 mm |
| ‘IrbīnRif-dimashq | 8 km ENE | 34° | 20° | 0.0 mm |
| DārayyāRif-dimashq | 8 km SW | 35° | 20° | 0.0 mm |
| ḨarastāRif-dimashq | 9 km NE | 34° | 20° | 0.0 mm |
| Muadamiyat al-ShamRif-dimashq | 10 km WSW | 35° | 19° | 0.0 mm |
| ŞaḩnāyāRif-dimashq | 11 km SSW | 35° | 20° | 0.0 mm |