Capital of Syria
Damascus
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Syria at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Ancient City of Damascus · Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Asia/Damascus
- Country
- Syria
- Population
- 1,569,394
- Elevation
- 701 m
- Airports
- DAM
- 24 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 2,060 km
- 3 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Damascus, month by month
- Jan10°
- Feb12°
- Mar16°
- Apr21°
- May27°
- Jun32°
- Jul35°
- Aug35°
- Sept31°
- Oct25°
- Nov17°
- Dec12°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 10°C in January to 35°C in July, with about 288 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for DamascusModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
The model's grid cell sits about 371 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.
Airports
Airports serving Damascus
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBDamascus
2,060 km
3 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
From AUHDamascus
2,050 km
3 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Damascus
- Country
- Syria
- Currency
- Syrian Pound SYPToday's indicative rate: SYP 100 ≈ USD 0.82Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C, E and L220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 110ambulance112police113fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +963 · On the right
On the map
Places near Damascus
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Syria at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)