Jāsim weather in May

In May, Jāsim sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.2 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 25°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% 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 Jāsim's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jāsim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:41 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
22%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Jāsim 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 25°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Jāsim reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 33°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)
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22512
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42612
52612
62612
72613
82613
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102713
112713
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302915
313015

How May really feels in Jāsim

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.

Jāsim 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
Jan13° / 689.60.610.13.9
Feb15° / 618.70.610.84.5
Mar18° / 437.20.111.76.5
Apr23° / 10°194.2012.88.1
May28° / 14°82.2013.77.9
Jun31° / 17°10.5014.16.2
Jul33° / 19°000145.0
Aug33° / 19°00013.24.8
Sep32° / 17°20.5012.25.9
Oct28° / 15°92.7011.27.7
Nov21° / 10°284.3010.37.6
Dec15° / 5370.19.95.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% 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 10%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48317
58416
68515
78515
88614
98713
108812
118812
128812
139010
149010
159010
16919
17919
18919
19928
20928
21928
22928
23928
24937
25937
26937
27946
28946
29955
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jāsim gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
410
510
610
710
810
910
1010
1110
129
139
149
158
168
177
187
196
206
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263
273
283
293
302
312

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39640
49640
59550
69550
79550
89460
99460
109460
119370
129370
139370
149280
159280
169190
179190
189190
1990100
2089110
2189110
2288120
2387130
2484151
2583161
2681181
2780191
2878211
2976231
3075241
3173261

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:12 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.34:546:12
213.34:536:12
313.34:526:13
413.44:516:14
513.44:506:15
613.44:496:15
713.54:486:16
813.54:486:17
913.54:476:18
1013.54:466:18
1113.64:456:19
1213.64:446:20
1313.64:436:21
1413.64:436:21
1513.74:426:22
1613.74:416:23
1713.74:406:24
1813.74:406:24
1913.84:396:25
2013.84:396:26
2113.84:386:26
2213.84:376:27
2313.94:376:28
2413.94:366:29
2513.94:366:29
2613.94:356:30
2713.94:356:31
2813.94:346:31
2914.04:346:32
3014.04:346:32
3114.04:336:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
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 Jāsim?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jāsim in May

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

In May, Jāsim sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jāsim in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jāsim peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 21UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Jāsim 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 Jāsim 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 Jāsim?

Jāsim sits at 33.0°N, 36.1°E, 660 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Inkhil, 7.0 km away.

Al Ḩirāk

Topography around Jāsim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jāsim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 651 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,097 m.

The land around Jāsim is covered by cropland (76%) within 3 km, cropland (84%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
567 m
80 km
3,097 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Inkhil 7.0 km · Nawá 12 km · Aş Şanamayn 15 km · Shaykh Miskīn 21 km · Al Qunayţirah 27 km · Dā‘il 27 km · Ţafas 28 km · Al Ḩirāk 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 Jāsim (32.9913°, 36.0609°, elevation 660 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).