Tafas
Tafas is a town in Daraa, Syria, 489 m above sea level. It has a population of about 32,236 (2004). The climate is classified as hot semi-arid (Köppen BSh), with little rain, large day–night swings and strong sunshine.
Best: Mar–Apr · Nov. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Tafas at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in August
Average low in January
82 mm of rain
1 mm of rain
within 12 km
How Tafas has grown
People living in the built-up area (8 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+244%19k in 1975 → 64k in 2025Weather in Tafas
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Clear · wind 4 km/h · humidity 93%
When to go to Tafas
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 54 | 66 | 86 | 91 | 79 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 69 | 79 | 87 | 71 |
| High | 14° | 16° | 19° | 24° | 29° | 32° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 29° | 22° | 16° |
| Low | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 6° |
| Rain (mm) | 82 | 82 | 51 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 43 | 65 |
| Wet days | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
What's on in Tafas
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Tafas
Outdoors around Tafas
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Nature around Tafas
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Syria seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Tafas
Earthquakes around Tafas
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Strongest nearby since 1950
Tafas from above
Getting to Tafas
Places near Tafas
Places with a climate like Tafas
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
