Monthly climate in Homs, Syrian Arab Republic

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.

Monthly average temperatures in Homs, Syrian Arab Republic §

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).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Homs, Syrian Arab Republic.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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)

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Monthly average precipitation in Homs, Syrian Arab Republic §

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.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Homs, Syrian Arab Republic.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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

Monthly sunshine hours in Homs, Syrian Arab Republic §

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.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Homs, Syrian Arab Republic.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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

Solar UV radiation in Homs, Syrian Arab Republic §

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.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Homs, Syrian Arab Republic.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 5 7 9 11 12 11 10 9 8 5 3