Al Bāb
City in Syria: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Al Bāb is a city in Syria, in Aleppo. About 130,745 people live in the city proper, making it the 11th largest city of Syria in our atlas.
It lies at 36.37° N, 37.52° E, about 460 m (1,509 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Damascus time zone.
Location
Red dot: Al Bāb. Green dots: other major cities of Syria. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Al Bāb has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 39°C (102°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 0°C (31°F). Around 431 mm (17 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Dec.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Aleppo · 37 km
- Idlib · 93 km
- Ar Raqqah · 141 km
- Ḩamāh · 153 km
- Latakia · 180 km
- Homs · 196 km
- Ţarţūs · 220 km
- Deir ez-Zor · 261 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 174018 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q310892 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.