Region · Syria
Best time to visit Idlib Governorate
This guide covers 5 destinations in Idlib Governorate, a first-level administrative division of Syria. The largest by population are Idlib, Jisr ash-Shughur and Ma'arrat Nu'man. Across its destinations, April and October are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Latakia International Airport (LTK).
- Destinations in this guide
- 5
- Comfortable in the most places
- April and October
- Main airport
- LTKLatakia International Airport
- Currency
- SYPSyrian pound
- Time zone
- Asia/Damascus
Destinations
Destinations in Idlib Governorate
Every destination in this guide in Idlib Governorate, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idlib | 165,000 | HTY · 57 km | |
| Jisr ash-Shughur | 112,654 | LTK · 57 km | |
| Ma'arrat Nu'man | 90,000 | LTK · 71 km | |
| Khan Shaykhun | 55,843 | LTK · 64 km | |
| Ariha | 55,017 | HTY · 67 km |
When to go
Best time to visit Idlib Governorate
From the climate of 5 destinations in Idlib Governorate with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: April and October.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 5 | 11 °C | 112 mm |
| February | 0 of 5 | 13 °C | 83 mm |
| March | 1 of 5 | 18 °C | 66 mm |
| April | 5 of 5 | 23 °C | 45 mm |
| May | 4 of 5 | 28 °C | 32 mm |
| June | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 8 mm |
| July | 0 of 5 | 35 °C | 1 mm |
| August | 0 of 5 | 35 °C | 2 mm |
| September | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 9 mm |
| October | 5 of 5 | 27 °C | 39 mm |
| November | 4 of 5 | 19 °C | 61 mm |
| December | 0 of 5 | 13 °C | 97 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Idlib Governorate
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Idlib Governorate name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
LTK · Latakia International Airport
HTY · Hatay Airport
ALP · Aleppo International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Idlib Governorate, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Syria
Nearby
Regions near Idlib Governorate
Other regions of Syria with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT). A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.