Homs weather in April

In April, Homs sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Homs's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Homs's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
6th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:07 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
37%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Homs is city in western Syria.

Founded
~1999 BCE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical April day in Homs reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Homs

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Homs weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 398.40.69.94.1
Feb15° / 357.20.410.75.0
Mar19° / 286.40.111.76.8
Apr24° / 11°143.8012.88.2
May29° / 15°112.5013.87.2
Jun32° / 19°10.2014.35.4
Jul34° / 21°00014.14.1
Aug35° / 21°00.1013.33.9
Sep32° / 19°20.5012.25.3
Oct28° / 15°112.7011.17.4
Nov21° / 184.1010.27.7
Dec15° / 326.80.29.75.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37228
47228
57228
67426
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Homs gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.8 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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217
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 4:50 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:285:48
212.45:275:48
312.45:255:49
412.45:245:50
512.55:225:51
612.55:215:51
712.55:195:52
812.65:185:53
912.65:175:54
1012.75:155:55
1112.75:145:55
1212.75:135:56
1312.85:115:57
1412.85:105:58
1512.85:095:59
1612.95:075:59
1712.95:066:00
1812.95:056:01
1913.05:036:02
2013.05:026:03
2113.05:016:03
2213.15:006:04
2313.14:586:05
2413.14:576:06
2513.24:566:07
2613.24:556:08
2713.24:536:08
2813.34:526:09
2913.34:516:10
3013.34:506:11

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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56.0Bright
66.0Intense
76.1Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Homs?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Homs for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Homs in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Homs sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Homs in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Homs peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 11Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Homs in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Homs is worst in April — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1040 µg/m³Jul 2124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr40Poor
May35Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov35Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Homs?

Homs sits at 34.7°N, 36.7°E, 508 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Tallbīsah, 13 km away.

TallkalakhAs SalamīyahḨamāhEl Hermel

Topography around Homs

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Homs.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Homs has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 519 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,079 m.

The land around Homs is covered by artificial surfaces (77%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
333 m
80 km
3,079 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Tallbīsah 13 km · Ar Rastan 23 km · Al Quşayr 27 km · Kafr Lāhā 28 km · Tallkalakh 43 km · As Salamīyah 44 km · Ḩamāh 45 km · El Hermel 48 km

Syria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2022
GDP per capita
$1,057
2022
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2018
Homicide rate
2.1
per 100k, 2010
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 456
Religion
Muslim 87%Christian 10%Druze 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Homs (34.724°, 36.7256°, elevation 508 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).