Region · Syria

Best time to visit Homs Governorate

This guide covers 3 destinations in Homs Governorate, a first-level administrative division of Syria. The largest by population are Homs, Al-Rastan and Tadmur. Across its destinations, April and October are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Latakia International Airport (LTK).

Destinations in this guide
3
Comfortable in the most places
April and October
Main airport
LTKLatakia International Airport
Currency
SYPSyrian pound
Time zone
Asia/Damascus

Destinations

Destinations in Homs Governorate

Every destination in this guide in Homs Governorate, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Homs775,404April, May, October and NovemberLTK · 102 km
Al-Rastan61,176April, May, October and NovemberLTK · 89 km
Tadmur51,323April and October

When to go

Best time to visit Homs Governorate

From the climate of 3 destinations in Homs Governorate with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: April and October.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 312 °C98 mm
February0 of 314 °C76 mm
March0 of 318 °C57 mm
April3 of 322 °C30 mm
May2 of 328 °C16 mm
June0 of 332 °C3 mm
July0 of 335 °C0 mm
August0 of 335 °C0 mm
September0 of 333 °C1 mm
October3 of 327 °C24 mm
November2 of 319 °C56 mm
December0 of 313 °C81 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Airports serving Homs Governorate

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Homs Governorate name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

medium airport · Latakia

LTK · Latakia International Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 2 destinations89 km from the closest
large airport · Aleppo

ALP · Aleppo International Airport

Named by 1 destination148 km from the closest
large airport · Damascus

DAM · Damascus International Airport

Named by 1 destination148 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Homs Governorate, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Syria

1 Jan · New Year's Day8 Mar · Revolution Day20 Mar · Eid al-Fitr (estimated)21 Mar · Eid al-Fitr (estimated)21 Mar · Mother's Day22 Mar · Eid al-Fitr (estimated)5 Apr · Gregorian Easter Sunday12 Apr · Julian Easter Sunday17 Apr · Independence Day1 May · Labor Day6 May · Martyrs' Day26 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)27 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)28 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)29 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)16 Jun · Islamic New Year (estimated)25 Aug · Prophet's Birthday (estimated)6 Oct · Tishreen Liberation War Day8 Dec · Liberation Day25 Dec · Christmas Day26 Dec · Boxing Day

Nearby

Regions near Homs Governorate

Other regions of Syria with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Syria travel guide · All regions of Syria

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT). A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.