Homs Weather in May
Homs in May
The short of it: Homs in May averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 21 mm (0.83 in) of rain and about 13 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 16° · rain 21 mm · daylight 13 h 58 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & November
Thirty years of records give Homs an average May high of 29°, a low of 16° and some 21 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 29°; nights run about 16°. Rain is modest, about 21 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 58 min in mid-May, 57 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and November.
Against its neighbours, Homs runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Al Ghanţū, 11 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Homs, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 10 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al GhanţūHoms | 11 km NNW | 30° | 16° | 21 mm |
| TallbīsahHoms | 13 km N | 30° | 16° | 20 mm |
| Ar RastanHoms | 23 km N | 30° | 17° | 18 mm |
| Al QuşayrHoms | 27 km SSW | 29° | 15° | 21 mm |
| Kafr LāhāHoms | 28 km NW | 30° | 17° | 24 mm |
| AyyūbīyahHama | 34 km N | 30° | 17° | 18 mm |
| Mukharram al FawqānīHoms | 35 km ENE | 30° | 15° | 19 mm |
| Kafr BuhumHama | 37 km N | 30° | 17° | 17 mm |