Deir ez-Zor weather in May

In May, Deir ez-Zor sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Deir ez-Zor's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Deir ez-Zor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
4:20 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
25%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Deir ez-Zor is city in eastern 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 30°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical May day in Deir ez-Zor reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13017
23017
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43018
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63118
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How May really feels in Deir ez-Zor

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 20 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
20
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Deir ez-Zor 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 255.69.94.1
Feb16° / 224.810.75.6
Mar21° / 10°214.511.77.6
Apr27° / 14°122.812.97.9
May33° / 20°81.613.84.6
Jun38° / 25°00.114.31.4
Jul41° / 27°0014.10.0
Aug40° / 27°00.113.30.1
Sep36° / 23°00.112.22.5
Oct30° / 18°101.711.16.4
Nov21° / 10°193.510.17.8
Dec14° / 244.99.75.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37723
47822
57822
67921
78020
88119
98218
108218
118416
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Deir ez-Zor gets around 8 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 9% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
49
59
69
79
88
98
108
117
127
137
146
156
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175
184
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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29550
39550
49460
59460
69460
79271
89271
99271
109271
119271
129361
139361
149361
159361
169451
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199541
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219631
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259820
269820
279820
289820
299820
309820
319820

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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415light breeze
515light breeze
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815light breeze
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3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:34 AM to 4:11 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.44:345:59
213.44:336:00
313.54:326:01
413.54:316:01
513.54:306:02
613.64:296:03
713.64:286:04
813.64:276:05
913.74:266:06
1013.74:256:06
1113.74:246:07
1213.74:236:08
1313.84:236:09
1413.84:226:10
1513.84:216:10
1613.94:206:11
1713.94:196:12
1813.94:196:13
1913.94:186:14
2014.04:176:14
2114.04:166:15
2214.04:166:16
2314.04:156:17
2414.04:156:17
2514.14:146:18
2614.14:146:19
2714.14:136:20
2814.14:136:20
2914.14:126:21
3014.24:126:22
3114.24:116:22

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
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97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.4Intense
137.4Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Deir ez-Zor

In seasonPeak

In May, Deir ez-Zor sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Deir ez-Zor sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Deir ez-Zor?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Deir ez-Zor for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Deir ez-Zor in May

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

In May, Deir ez-Zor sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Deir ez-Zor in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Deir ez-Zor peaks around June 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highModerateJun 14UV 9Jan 13UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Deir ez-Zor 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 Deir ez-Zor is worst in July — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 29 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1955 µg/m³Nov 2030 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb35Moderate
Mar44Poor
Apr43Poor
May48Poor
Jun49Poor
Jul55Unhealthy
Aug52Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov29Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Deir ez-Zor?

Deir ez-Zor sits at 35.3°N, 40.1°E, 210 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Al Mayādīn, 45 km away.

Al MayādīnSubaykhānHajīnĀlbū KamālAr RaqqahAl Qā’imAl ḨasakahAl-Tabqa

Topography around Deir ez-Zor

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Deir ez-Zor.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Deir ez-Zor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 215 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 684 m.

The land around Deir ez-Zor is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (56%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
684 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Al Mayādīn 45 km · Subaykhān 68 km · Hajīn 95 km · Ālbū Kamāl 121 km · Ar Raqqah 123 km · Al Qā’im 130 km · Al Ḩasakah 141 km · Al-Tabqa 154 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 Deir ez-Zor (35.3359°, 40.1408°, elevation 210 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).