Latakia weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇾 Syria · coastal city break · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Latakia is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with April and October close behind. Latakia averages about 3,135 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 21 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,135
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 577 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 709k
- Elevation
- 45 m
When is the best time to visit Latakia?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Latakia is May, then April and October. The dullest month is January (37/100, 124 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Latakia?
Latakia is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,135 hours of sunshine a year. 57 Sunshine Score points separate May (94) from January (37), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #2 of 4 destinations in Syria for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,134 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 58% of the annual 577 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37 | 14° / 57°F | 5° / 41°F | 124 mm | 2 | 21° / 70°F |
| February | 54 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 92 mm | 3 | 19° / 66°F |
| March | 80 | 19° / 66°F | 9° / 48°F | 56 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| April | 91 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 35 mm | 7 | 21° / 70°F |
| May | 94 | 29° / 84°F | 16° / 61°F | 21 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| June | 77 | 34° / 93°F | 20° / 68°F | 9 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 58 | 36° / 97°F | 23° / 73°F | 2 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 58 | 36° / 97°F | 23° / 73°F | 5 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 76 | 34° / 93°F | 21° / 70°F | 17 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 91 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 37 mm | 5 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 86 | 22° / 72°F | 11° / 52°F | 63 mm | 3 | 23° / 73°F |
| December | 51 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 116 mm | 2 | 20° / 68°F |
Sea temperature in Latakia by month
The sea off Latakia is warmest in August at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February at 19°C / 66°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 9 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Antakya Türkiye · 111 km · best in May · 3,038 h sun/yr
- Beirut Lebanon · 181 km · best in Jun · 3,247 h sun/yr
- Tarsus Türkiye · 183 km · best in Oct · 3,101 h sun/yr
- Adana Türkiye · 186 km · best in Oct · 3,101 h sun/yr
- Larnaca Cyprus · 219 km · best in Jun · 3,200 h sun/yr
- Gaziantep Türkiye · 220 km · best in May · 3,136 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Aleppo Syria · 144 km · 3,133 h sun/yr · best in May
- Lefkoniko (Geçitkale) Cyprus · 203 km · 3,012 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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