Qamishli weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇾 Syria · city break · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Qamishli is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with May and April close behind. Qamishli averages about 3,075 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 20 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,075
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 283 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈17 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 422k
- Elevation
- 435 m

When is the best time to visit Qamishli?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Qamishli is October, then May and April. The dullest month is July (0/100, 0 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Qamishli?
Qamishli is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,075 hours of sunshine a year. 94 Sunshine Score points separate October (94) from July (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #4 of 4 destinations in Syria for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,134 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 46% of the annual 283 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22 | 11° / 52°F | -1° / 30°F | 43 mm | 1 |
| February | 37 | 13° / 55°F | 1° / 34°F | 43 mm | 2 |
| March | 83 | 19° / 66°F | 5° / 41°F | 39 mm | 4 |
| April | 90 | 24° / 75°F | 9° / 48°F | 38 mm | 5 |
| May | 93 | 31° / 88°F | 15° / 59°F | 21 mm | 7 |
| June | 29 | 39° / 102°F | 21° / 70°F | 2 mm | 9 |
| July | 0 | 43° / 109°F | 25° / 77°F | 0 mm | 10 |
| August | 0 | 42° / 108°F | 25° / 77°F | 0 mm | 9 |
| September | 48 | 37° / 99°F | 20° / 68°F | 2 mm | 7 |
| October | 94 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 20 mm | 4 |
| November | 84 | 19° / 66°F | 6° / 43°F | 30 mm | 2 |
| December | 37 | 13° / 55°F | 1° / 34°F | 45 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Mardin Türkiye · 55 km · best in May · 3,088 h sun/yr
- Batman Türkiye · 101 km · best in May · 3,078 h sun/yr
- Diyarbakır Türkiye · 131 km · best in Oct · 3,090 h sun/yr
- Muş Türkiye · 196 km · best in Sep · 2,962 h sun/yr
- Şanlıurfa Türkiye · 209 km · best in May · 3,030 h sun/yr
- Elazığ Türkiye · 243 km · best in Sep · 3,000 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Şırnak Türkiye · 86 km · 3,014 h sun/yr · best in May
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