Your holiday weather, at a glance

Syria in January: where is it warmest?

In January, Latakia is the warmest place with 15 °C by day, Aleppo the coolest with 11 °C. 1 of 6 destinations have good holiday weather.

All destinations in January, warmest first

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

Place	Score	Air	Sea	Sun	Rain days
Latakia	45	15°	19°	4 h	14
Raqqa	53	13°	–	5 h	7
Homs	50	13°	–	4 h	9
Palmyra	61	12°	–	6 h	4
Damascus	54	12°	–	5 h	5
Aleppo	36	11°	–	4 h	10

Syria in January: where is it warmest?

The warmest places in January are Latakia (15 °C), Raqqa (13 °C) and Homs (13 °C).

Syria in January: where is the sea warmest?

The sea is warmest at Latakia (19 °C).

Syria in January: where is the weather best?

The best holiday weather in January – warm, sunny and dry – is in Palmyra, Damascus 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