Al Ḩirāk weather in May

In May, Al Ḩirāk sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Al Ḩirāk's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Ḩirāk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:41 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
22%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Al Ḩirāk is village in Syria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical May day in Al Ḩirāk reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12611
22612
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42612
52612
62612
72712
82713
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112713
122713
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283015
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303015
313015

How May really feels in Al Ḩirāk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Al Ḩirāk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 599.10.510.14.2
Feb15° / 5580.510.84.8
Mar18° / 436.60.111.86.7
Apr23° / 10°173.7012.88.2
May28° / 13°61.6013.77.8
Jun31° / 17°10.2014.16.0
Jul33° / 19°00.1013.94.8
Aug33° / 19°00013.24.6
Sep32° / 17°10.4012.25.7
Oct28° / 14°92.2011.27.6
Nov21° / 254.6010.37.8
Dec16° / 436.60.19.95.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48317
58317
68416
78515
88515
98713
108713
118812
128812
139010
149010
15919
16919
17928
18928
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20928
21928
22937
23937
24937
25937
26937
27946
28946
29946
30946
31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Al Ḩirāk gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
37
47
57
67
77
87
97
107
117
127
137
146
156
166
175
185
195
204
214
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292
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311

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2982
3982
4982
5982
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12964
13964
14964
15964
16964
17964
18955
19955
20955
21946
22937
23937
24928
25919
268911
278812
288713
298614
308416
318317

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:54 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.34:546:10
213.34:536:11
313.34:526:12
413.44:516:13
513.44:506:13
613.44:496:14
713.44:486:15
813.54:476:16
913.54:466:16
1013.54:456:17
1113.64:446:18
1213.64:446:18
1313.64:436:19
1413.64:426:20
1513.74:416:21
1613.74:416:21
1713.74:406:22
1813.74:396:23
1913.74:396:24
2013.84:386:24
2113.84:376:25
2213.84:376:26
2313.84:366:26
2413.94:366:27
2513.94:356:28
2613.94:356:28
2713.94:346:29
2813.94:346:30
2913.94:346:30
3014.04:336:31
3114.04:336:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.4Intense
157.4Intense
167.4Intense
177.5Intense
187.5Intense
197.5Intense
207.6Intense
217.6Intense
227.6Intense
237.7Intense
247.7Intense
257.7Intense
267.7Intense
277.8Intense
287.8Intense
297.8Intense
307.8Intense
317.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Al Ḩirāk?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Al Ḩirāk for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al Ḩirāk in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Al Ḩirāk sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Ḩirāk in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Ḩirāk peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 11Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Ḩirāk in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Al Ḩirāk is worst in April — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 33 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorApr 1055 µg/m³Jul 2133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr55Unhealthy
May46Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep42Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Ḩirāk?

Al Ḩirāk sits at 32.7°N, 36.3°E, 634 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Shaykh Miskīn, 16 km away.

InkhilAr Ramthā

Topography around Al Ḩirāk

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Al Ḩirāk.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Ḩirāk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 634 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,643 m.

The land around Al Ḩirāk is covered by cropland (83%) within 3 km, cropland (84%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%), bare terrain (27%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
289 m
80 km
2,643 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Shaykh Miskīn 16 km · Dā‘il 16 km · Ţafas 22 km · Dar‘ā 24 km · As-Suwayda 25 km · Nawá 29 km · Inkhil 34 km · Ar Ramthā 35 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
Muslim 87%Christian 10%Druze 3%

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 Al Ḩirāk (32.7495°, 36.3058°, elevation 634 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).