Jayrūd weather in May

In May, Jayrūd sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 29°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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Jayrūd's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jayrūd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:37 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
23%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Jayrūd is place in Rif Dimashq Governorate, 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 24°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Jayrūd reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Jayrūd

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.

Jayrūd weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 204.81.8102.5
Feb12° / 164.21.210.73.7
Mar16° / 143.80.411.76.3
Apr22° / 71.9012.88.3
May27° / 14°61.3013.78.3
Jun32° / 17°00.1014.25.9
Jul34° / 20°000144.1
Aug34° / 20°00013.34.3
Sep31° / 17°10.2012.26.6
Oct25° / 13°41.2011.18.8
Nov17° / 122.7010.26.7
Dec12° / 143.40.69.83.6

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 (%)
18119
28218
38218
48218
58416
68416
78416
88614
98614
108713
118713
128812
138911
148911
158911
169010
17919
18919
19919
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21928
22928
23928
24928
25937
26946
27946
28946
29946
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jayrūd gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.3 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 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
66
76
86
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106
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
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15991
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18991
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201000
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311000

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 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 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:50 AM to 4:29 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.34:506:10
213.44:496:11
313.44:486:12
413.44:476:12
513.44:466:13
613.54:456:14
713.54:446:15
813.54:436:16
913.64:436:16
1013.64:426:17
1113.64:416:18
1213.64:406:19
1313.74:396:19
1413.74:386:20
1513.74:386:21
1613.74:376:22
1713.84:366:23
1813.84:356:23
1913.84:356:24
2013.84:346:25
2113.94:336:25
2213.94:336:26
2313.94:326:27
2413.94:326:28
2514.04:316:28
2614.04:316:29
2714.04:306:30
2814.04:306:30
2914.04:296:31
3014.04:296:32
3114.14:296:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.85 kWh/m² to a high of 8.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
117.5Intense
127.5Intense
137.5Intense
147.6Intense
157.6Intense
167.6Intense
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187.7Intense
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207.8Intense
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257.9Intense
267.9Intense
277.9Intense
288.0Intense
298.0Intense
308.0Intense
318.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Jayrūd?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jayrūd in May

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

In May, Jayrūd sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Jayrūd 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 Jayrūd peaks around June 20 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Jayrūd 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 Jayrūd is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1437 µg/m³Jul 2023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr37Poor
May33Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jayrūd?

Jayrūd sits at 33.8°N, 36.7°E, 815 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Al Quţayfah, 15 km away.

QārahDūmāḨarastāAt Tall‘Irbīn

Topography around Jayrūd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jayrūd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 817 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,191 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,568 m.

The land around Jayrūd is covered by bare terrain (70%) within 3 km, bare terrain (78%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (57%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
1,191 m
80 km
2,568 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Al Quţayfah 15 km · Yabrūd 20 km · An Nabk 24 km · Qārah 39 km · Dūmā 41 km · Ḩarastā 44 km · At Tall 45 km · ‘Irbīn 46 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 Jayrūd (33.8071°, 36.7386°, elevation 815 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).