Discover the best time of year, based on historical climate, temperature, and precipitation.
The best weather in Aleppo is from April, May, October. — consistent weather climate
🌡Hot & dry
| Score | 28 | 45 | 62 | 93 | 87 | 63 | 42 | 41 | 64 | 97 | 78 | 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate | Cold | Cold | Mild | Pleasant | Pleasant | Hot & dry | Hot & dry | Hot & dry | Hot & dry | Pleasant | Mild | Cold |
| Temperature | 3–12°C | 4–14°C | 7–18°C | 12–25°C | 16–30°C | 20–34°C | 23–37°C | 23–37°C | 20–34°C | 15–28°C | 9–20°C | 5–14°C |
| Feels like | 0–8°C | 1–11°C | 5–15°C | 9–22°C | 15–28°C | 20–33°C | 24–37°C | 24–37°C | 21–33°C | 14–26°C | 7–17°C | 2–11°C |
| Precipitation | 65mm 12 days | 41mm 8 days | 47mm 9 days | 23mm 4 days | 11mm 2 days | 3mm 1 days | 0mm 0 days | 0mm 0 days | 3mm 0 days | 14mm 2 days | 36mm 6 days | 56mm 10 days |
| Sunshine | 7.0h ☀︎ 70% | 8.4h ☀︎ 77% | 9.5h ☀︎ 79% | 11.5h ☀︎ 88% | 12.5h ☀︎ 89% | 13.4h ☀︎ 92% | 13.4h ☀︎ 93% | 13.0h ☀︎ 96% | 11.6h ☀︎ 94% | 10.3h ☀︎ 91% | 8.5h ☀︎ 83% | 6.9h ☀︎ 71% |
| Wind | NE · 18 km/h | NE · 17 km/h | W · 21 km/h | W · 21 km/h | W · 24 km/h | W · 27 km/h | W · 27 km/h | W · 26 km/h | W · 21 km/h | N · 17 km/h | NE · 15 km/h | NE · 16 km/h |
| Humidity (%) | 78% | 72% | 66% | 52% | 46% | 47% | 46% | 51% | 50% | 50% | 65% | 77% |
| Day length | 10.0h | 10.9h | 12.0h | 13.1h | 14.1h | 14.6h | 14.3h | 13.5h | 12.4h | 11.3h | 10.3h | 9.7h |
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Aleppo paradoxically swells to its highest crowds during the raw, rain-soaked chill of mid-winter, while its true meteorological peak in October offers radiant, temperate days and dramatically quieter streets.
Human footsteps have echoed across Aleppo since the Amorites founded the kingdom of Yamhad thousands of years ago, tethered to the ancient trade routes that bound the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates. That monumental past is etched into every course of pale limestone, from the sheer glacis of the Citadel of Aleppo to the arched alleyways of the Old City of Aleppo. But travelers who plan around traditional expectations will find an upside-down calendar. The city fills to capacity in the dead of winter, when cold rain seeps through drafty stone and skies hang grey, while the two most luminous months of the year—April and October—remain calm, spacious, and unfairly overlooked.
By the time April settles in, northern Syria shakes off the wet gloom. The sun shines for well over ten hours a day, warming the courtyard walls to a comfortable, gentle heat that never leaves you desperate for shade. The air carries an incredible clarity, allowing long views across the terracotta and stone rooftops from the rim of the Citadel of Aleppo. April is one of the finest moments to walk the city end-to-end without fatigue, accompanied occasionally by the communal warmth of Eid al-Fitr, when families exchange trays of sweets in private courtyards and public squares.
May accelerates toward early summer, nudging temperatures higher until the midday sun demands respect. You will begin to notice the city shifting its daily rhythm: errands and long strolls happen in the morning or late afternoon, while noon belongs to quiet interiors. Rain becomes almost nonexistent, tapering off to negligible scattered drops. Depending on the calendar, Eid al-Adha brings an atmosphere of shared reverence and generous hospitality, accompanied by paused shopfronts and quieter thoroughfares during morning prayers.
Summer in Aleppo is dry, bright, and unrelenting. From late June through August, rain disappears entirely, leaving a cloudless expanse of pale blue sky from dawn to dusk. By midday in July and August, the heat radiates aggressively off the pale stone pavements of the Old City of Aleppo, pushing ambient sensations close to forty degrees. The sensible course of action is total midday retreat; the city essentially pauses between one in the afternoon and five.
Yet summer evenings bring a distinct Levantine magic. As dusk cools the stone, alleyways spring to life with folding chairs, tea glasses, and the fragrant smoke of fruit tobacco. August draws a surprising influx of visitors and returning families, filling courtyards long past midnight. September eases the fury just a fraction, bringing slightly earlier dusks and dropping crowd levels to their lowest point of the entire year, though the midday sun retains a lingering bite.
October is, without competition, the single finest month to set foot in Aleppo. The harsh edge of summer evaporates, replaced by gentle warmth in the mid-twenties that invites all-day exploration without breaking a sweat. The light turns honey-colored against the battlements, the rain is nothing more than a fresh, occasional rinse that cleans the dust from the street stones, and visitor numbers sit at a serene low. It is the time when the city feels most completely itself, unhurried and effortlessly comfortable.
November marks a sharp turn. The temperature drops noticeably as the month advances, with evenings developing a crisp, damp bite that gets into your bones if you are unprepared. Crowds suddenly spike upward as diaspora families and domestic travelers arrive in anticipation of the cooler months. You will need wool layers by mid-month, particularly when walking through shadowed alleyways where the sun never directly penetrates.
December, January, and February represent Aleppo's sharpest contradiction. This is the busiest period of the year—December reaches peak crowd density—despite serving up the year's rawest, dampest weather. Steady winter drizzle spreads across the week, and daytime temperatures hover in the low teens while nights sink toward freezing. Historic stone architecture is magnificent in the sunshine, but in January it acts as a giant heatsink, trapping cold inside soaring arches and thick-walled rooms.
What draws people in December is spirit rather than climate. In the historic quarter of Al-Jdayde, Aleppo's deep-rooted Christian community marks Christmas with radiant festive decor, choral church services, and an extraordinary sense of occasion that defies the wet skies. March begins the slow thawing process. While showers remain frequent and winds can be brisk, the first warm afternoons hint at the relief of spring, accompanied by joyous street life when Eid al-Fitr falls across early spring.