Your holiday weather, at a glance

Syria in December: where is it warmest?

In December, Latakia is the warmest place with 16 °C by day, Aleppo the coolest with 13 °C. 4 of 6 destinations have good holiday weather.

All destinations in December, warmest first

Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.

Place	Score	Air	Sea	Sun	Rain days
Latakia	58	16°	21°	4 h	12
Homs	64	15°	–	4 h	7
Palmyra	66	14°	–	6 h	4
Damascus	65	14°	–	5 h	4
Raqqa	61	14°	–	4 h	6
Aleppo	46	13°	–	3 h	9

Syria in December: where is it warmest?

The warmest places in December are Latakia (16 °C), Homs (15 °C) and Palmyra (14 °C).

Syria in December: where is the sea warmest?

The sea is warmest at Latakia (21 °C).

Syria in December: where is the weather best?

The best holiday weather in December – warm, sunny and dry – is in Palmyra, Damascus and Homs.

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences