Your holiday weather, at a glance

Syria in August: where is it warmest?

In August, Raqqa is the warmest place with 40 °C by day, Latakia the coolest with 30 °C. 1 of 6 destinations have good holiday weather.

All destinations in August, warmest first

Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.

Place	Score	Air	Sea	Sun	Rain days
Raqqa	50	40°	–	11 h	0
Palmyra	50	38°	–	11 h	0
Aleppo	50	37°	–	10 h	0
Damascus	50	36°	–	11 h	0
Homs	57	34°	–	11 h	0
Latakia	83	30°	29°	9 h	3

Syria in August: where is it warmest?

The warmest places in August are Raqqa (40 °C), Palmyra (38 °C) and Aleppo (37 °C).

Syria in August: where is the sea warmest?

The sea is warmest at Latakia (29 °C).

Syria in August: where is the weather best?

The best holiday weather in August – warm, sunny and dry – is in Latakia, Homs and Raqqa.

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences