Hajīn weather in May

In May, Hajīn sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.1 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 31°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hajīn's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hajīn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:19 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
24%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Hajīn 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 31°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical May day in Hajīn 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
23018
33118
43118
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63118
73119
83219
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How May really feels in Hajīn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 22 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
22
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.

Hajīn 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° / 265.69.94.4
Feb16° / 194.210.76.0
Mar21° / 10°20411.77.9
Apr27° / 15°112.612.87.7
May33° / 20°61.113.84.3
Jun38° / 25°0014.31.1
Jul41° / 28°0014.10.0
Aug41° / 27°0013.30.0
Sep37° / 24°00.112.22.2
Oct30° / 18°101.611.16.2
Nov21° / 10°183.310.28.0
Dec15° / 224.59.75.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37822
47822
57822
68020
78020
88020
98218
108218
118416
128416
138515
148614
158614
168812
178812
188911
199010
209010
21919
22919
23919
24919
25928
26928
27937
28937
29937
30937
31937

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Hajīn gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
18
27
37
47
57
67
76
86
96
105
115
125
134
144
154
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173
183
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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 (%)
19541
29541
39451
49451
59451
69361
79361
89361
99361
109361
119361
129361
139361
149361
159361
169451
179451
189451
199541
209541
219631
229631
239721
249820
259820
269820
279820
289820
299820
309820
319820

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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2114light breeze
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3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:33 AM to 4:10 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.44:335:55
213.44:325:56
313.44:305:57
413.54:295:58
513.54:285:58
613.54:275:59
713.64:266:00
813.64:256:01
913.64:256:02
1013.64:246:02
1113.74:236:03
1213.74:226:04
1313.74:216:05
1413.84:206:06
1513.84:196:06
1613.84:196:07
1713.84:186:08
1813.94:176:09
1913.94:166:10
2013.94:166:10
2113.94:156:11
2214.04:156:12
2314.04:146:13
2414.04:136:13
2514.04:136:14
2614.04:126:15
2714.14:126:15
2814.14:116:16
2914.14:116:17
3014.14:106:17
3114.14:106:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.7 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.4Intense
117.4Intense
127.4Intense
137.5Intense
147.5Intense
157.5Intense
167.5Intense
177.6Intense
187.6Intense
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207.7Intense
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277.8Intense
287.8Intense
297.9Intense
307.9Intense
317.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Hajīn

In seasonPeak

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

Hajīn sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Hajīn?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hajīn in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hajīn 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 Hajīn peaks around June 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 10Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Hajīn 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 Hajīn is worst in July — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 34 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorPoorJul 1761 µg/m³Nov 1935 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr53Poor
May59Unhealthy
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul62Unhealthy
Aug57Unhealthy
Sep46Poor
Oct43Poor
Nov34Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Hajīn?

Hajīn sits at 34.7°N, 40.8°E, 182 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Subaykhān, 27 km away.

Al Qā’imAl MayādīnDeir ez-Zor‘Anat al Qadīmah‘AnahḨadīthah

Topography around Hajīn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hajīn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 177 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m.

The land around Hajīn is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, bare terrain (72%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
69 m
80 km
288 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Subaykhān 27 km · Ālbū Kamāl 28 km · Al Qā’im 37 km · Al Mayādīn 50 km · Deir ez-Zor 95 km · ‘Anat al Qadīmah 105 km · ‘Anah 111 km · Ḩadīthah 155 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 Hajīn (34.6951°, 40.8314°, elevation 182 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).