Damascus Weather in February
Damascus in February
The short of it: Damascus in February averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 10 h 56 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 13° · low 3° · rain 60 mm · daylight 10 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & October
February in Damascus brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 3°, with about 60 mm of rain over the month. Much like January: highs about 13°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 56 min in mid-February, 47 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates February 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 February. al-Yarmūk, 5 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
February in Damascus, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 2° warmer, 23 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| al-YarmūkDamascus Governorate | 5 km SSE | 14° | 4° | 50 mm |
| BabīlāRif-dimashq | 6 km SE | 14° | 4° | 50 mm |
| JaramānāRif-dimashq | 6 km ESE | 14° | 3° | 45 mm |
| ‘IrbīnRif-dimashq | 8 km ENE | 14° | 3° | 46 mm |
| DārayyāRif-dimashq | 8 km SW | 14° | 3° | 63 mm |
| ḨarastāRif-dimashq | 9 km NE | 14° | 3° | 48 mm |
| Muadamiyat al-ShamRif-dimashq | 10 km WSW | 14° | 3° | 72 mm |
| ŞaḩnāyāRif-dimashq | 11 km SSW | 15° | 3° | 61 mm |