Palmyra weather by month

The best time to visit Palmyra is April, October and November — 95/100 in April, 26°C and 2 rainy days. The best season is spring, March to May (88/100 on average).

The worst month is July at 52/100 — sweltering, dry. See July →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

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Palmyra🇸🇾 Syria · Levant · City95
  1. 69Jan
  2. 78Feb
  3. 84Mar
  4. 95Apr
  5. 85May
  6. 71Jun
  7. 52Jul
  8. 54Aug
  9. 74Sep
  10. 90Oct
  11. 86Nov
  12. 75Dec

Best season: March to May (88/100 on average) · worst July (52/100)

Days
26°C
Nights
12°C
Wet days
2
Sun
11.3 h
Humidity
36%
Daylight
13 h
Palmyra, Syria
Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0

Palmyra, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Palmyra is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan69C12°C6 d8 hQuiet
Feb78B15°C5 d9 hShoulder
Mar84A18°C7 d10 hShoulder
Apr95S26°C2 d11 hBusy
May85A32°C0 d13 hShoulder
Jun71B35°C0 d13 hShoulder
Jul52D38°C0 d13 hQuiet
Aug54D38°C0 d13 hQuiet
Sep74B35°C0 d12 hShoulder
Oct90S29°C1 d10 hBusy
Nov86A20°C3 d9 hBusy
Dec75B14°C4 d8 hShoulder

Crowds in Palmyra in April

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Busyschool holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet