Kafr Lāhā weather in May

In May, Kafr Lāhā sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 22 mm of rain across 4.8 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 71% 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 Kafr Lāhā's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kafr Lāhā's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
4.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:36 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
28%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Kafr Lāhā 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 Kafr Lāhā reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°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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How May really feels in Kafr Lāhā

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.

Kafr Lāhā weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 8312.70.49.93.4
Feb14° / 7911.30.510.74.2
Mar18° / 6810.70.111.75.9
Apr22° / 11°397.4012.97.4
May27° / 15°224.8013.87.7
Jun31° / 18°41.5014.36.4
Jul33° / 21°10.2014.15.2
Aug33° / 21°10.4013.34.7
Sep32° / 19°72.3012.25.6
Oct28° / 15°275.9011.17.1
Nov20° / 10°437.6010.27.0
Dec15° / 7110.70.19.74.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27624
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57624
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kafr Lāhā gets around 22 mm of rain over 4.8 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 15% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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521
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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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29370
39280
49181
59091
689101
788111
887121
986131
1085141
1184151
1283161
1381172
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2169292
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2953434
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Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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 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 4:50 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.44:506:13
213.44:496:14
313.44:476:14
413.54:466:15
513.54:456:16
613.54:446:17
713.64:436:18
813.64:426:19
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1013.74:416:20
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1213.74:396:22
1313.74:386:23
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1813.94:346:27
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2814.14:286:34
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3014.14:276:35
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kafr Lāhā?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kafr Lāhā in May

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

In May, Kafr Lāhā sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Kafr Lāhā in May

The nearest coast averages about 21°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 57 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 4 to Dec 23 — about 7.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Kafr Lāhā in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kafr Lāhā 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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kafr Lāhā 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 Kafr Lāhā is worst in February — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorFeb 2154 µg/m³Jul 2124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr48Poor
May38Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kafr Lāhā?

Kafr Lāhā sits at 34.9°N, 36.5°E, 376 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Ar Rastan, 22 km away.

ŞāfītāḨamāhMaharda

Topography around Kafr Lāhā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kafr Lāhā has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 384 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 709 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,078 m.

The land around Kafr Lāhā is covered by cropland (84%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
709 m
80 km
3,078 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ar Rastan 22 km · Tallbīsah 22 km · Maşyāf 24 km · Homs 28 km · Tallkalakh 33 km · Şāfītā 35 km · Ḩamāh 36 km · Maharda 40 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 Kafr Lāhā (34.8947°, 36.4958°, elevation 376 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).