Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Homs features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (48 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (23 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 214 mm (8.4 inches) and receives 43 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Homs enjoys an average of 3988 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 50 minutes to 14 hours 26 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Homs are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 28 °C (80 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 11 °C (48 - 52 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Homs experiences 176 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 3 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Mean maximum | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 22°C (73°F) |
Average high | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Daily mean | 9°C (48°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Average low | 5°C (41°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Mean minimum | -1°C (31°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 2°C (36°F) |
Minimum | -3°C (27°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 0°C (33°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Homs, Syrian Arab Republic with other places around the world.
Homs usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 7 rainy days and 36 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Homs are July, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) | 33 (1.3) | 36 (1.4) | 27 (1.1) | 13 (0.5) | 3 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.2) | 23 (0.9) | 38 (1.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
The sunniest months in Homs are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Homs: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 13 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 216 | 264 | 328 | 353 | 398 | 406 | 417 | 391 | 350 | 318 | 276 | 267 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 5m | 10h 55m | 11h 58m | 13h 4m | 13h 59m | 14h 26m | 14h 12m | 13h 24m | 12h 21m | 11h 16m | 10h 19m | 9h 50m |
Homs experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Homs UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 |