Tadmur in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Tadmur sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 46 mm of precipitation over about 12 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Tadmur's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tadmur's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 13°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 3°C
- Precipitation
- 46 mm
- 12 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.3
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Tadmur in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.
A typical winter day in Tadmur reaches about 13°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Tadmur
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 25 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Tadmur weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12° / 3° | 17 | 4.6 | 9.9 | 3.5 |
| Feb | 14° / 4° | 14 | 3.4 | 10.7 | 5.0 |
| Mar | 19° / 7° | 16 | 3.6 | 11.7 | 7.3 |
| Apr | 24° / 11° | 8 | 2 | 12.8 | 8.5 |
| May | 30° / 16° | 5 | 1 | 13.8 | 6.5 |
| Jun | 35° / 20° | 0 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 3.8 |
| Jul | 37° / 23° | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 2.1 |
| Aug | 37° / 22° | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 2.2 |
| Sep | 33° / 19° | 0 | 0.1 | 12.2 | 4.7 |
| Oct | 27° / 14° | 5 | 1 | 11.1 | 8.0 |
| Nov | 19° / 8° | 11 | 2.6 | 10.2 | 7.4 |
| Dec | 13° / 4° | 14 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 4.4 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Tadmur gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 12 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 9 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.4 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Tadmur
None of Tadmur's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Tadmur sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.
Is winter a good time to visit Tadmur?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Tadmur for sightseeing.
What to pack for Tadmur in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Tadmur sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 12 days see rain.
UV index in Tadmur in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tadmur peaks around June 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | Moderate |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 10 | Extreme |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Air quality in Tadmur in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Tadmur is worst in May — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 28 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 28 | 31 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 30 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | Moderate |
| Feb | 31 | Moderate |
| Mar | 42 | Poor |
| Apr | 44 | Poor |
| May | 47 | Poor |
| Jun | 42 | Poor |
| Jul | 42 | Poor |
| Aug | 40 | Poor |
| Sep | 36 | Poor |
| Oct | 35 | Moderate |
| Nov | 28 | Moderate |
| Dec | 30 | Moderate |
Where is Tadmur?
Tadmur sits at 34.6°N, 38.3°E, 418 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Al Qaryatayn, 103 km away.
Topography around Tadmur
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tadmur.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Tadmur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 423 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 561 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,039 m.
The land around Tadmur is covered by bare terrain (68%) within 3 km, bare terrain (89%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (86%) within 80 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
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 Tadmur (34.5624°, 38.284°, elevation 418 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.