Homs, Syria climate
BWh Hot desert
Homs has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 98°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 38°F at night. Precipitation totals about 7 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 1.7 inches while July barely receives 0.01 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Homs climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 54 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 86 | 94 | 98 | 98 | 93 | 84 | 68 | 57 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 46 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 71 | 57 | 49 |
| Avg low (°F) | 38 | 40 | 45 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 41 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 54 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 86 | 94 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 46 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 80 |
| Avg low (°F) | 38 | 40 | 45 | 51 | 59 | 67 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 98 | 98 | 93 | 84 | 68 | 57 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 85 | 85 | 80 | 71 | 57 | 49 |
| Avg low (°F) | 72 | 72 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 41 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 63 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 39 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 47 | 60 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 72 | 68 | 61 | 55 | 48 | 49 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 61 | 71 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 63 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 39 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 72 | 68 | 61 | 55 | 48 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 11 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 47 | 60 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 49 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 61 | 71 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.7 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Hama, a weather station, about 44 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.