According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit Syria is March to May and October to November. Plan 12–15 days.
Best months for Syria
- Best months
- March to May and October to November
- How long to stay
- 12–15 days
- Continent
- Asia
What Syria is best for
Extraordinary historical heritage like Damascus, Aleppo Citadel, and Krak des Chevaliers alongside rich Levantine cuisine.
The UK or US government advises against travel here at the moment. Check your own government’s travel advice before you plan anything.
- Prices
- € · cheaper than in Slovakia
Weather in Syria by month
Monthly averages around Damascus; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.
| Month | Average temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | about 5 °C | some rain (66 mm) |
| February | about 6 °C | some rain (60 mm) |
| March best | about 10 °C | little rain (27 mm) |
| April best | about 14 °C | little rain (18 mm) |
| May best | about 19 °C | little rain (6 mm) |
| June | about 24 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| July | about 26 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| August | about 26 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| September | about 23 °C | little rain (3 mm) |
| October best | about 18 °C | little rain (12 mm) |
| November best | about 11 °C | some rain (33 mm) |
| December | about 7 °C | some rain (54 mm) |
Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).
Good to know about Syria
- Capital
- Damascus
- Language
- Arabic
- Currency
- Syrian Pound (SYP)
- Time
- UTC+3
- Plugs
- Type C, E, L · 220 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +963
Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.
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