Şaḩnāyā weather in May

In May, Şaḩnāyā sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.1 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 80% 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 Şaḩnāyā's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Şaḩnāyā's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:40 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
22%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Şaḩnāyā 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 24°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Şaḩnāyā reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 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 Şaḩnāyā

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.

Şaḩnāyā 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° / 417.61.8102.7
Feb12° / 356.91.910.83.6
Mar16° / 255.10.411.75.9
Apr21° / 113.10.112.88.0
May27° / 13°82.1013.78.3
Jun31° / 16°10.2014.26.2
Jul34° / 18°000144.4
Aug34° / 18°00013.24.3
Sep31° / 16°10.4012.26.3
Oct26° / 13°82.2011.28.4
Nov18° / 214.20.110.36.8
Dec13° / 315.80.79.83.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% 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
38416
48515
58515
68515
78614
88713
98713
108812
118812
128911
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28946
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31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Şaḩnāyā gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.1 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 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
49
59
69
79
89
99
108
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147
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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
9991
10991
11991
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13991
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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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
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169calm
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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 4:53 AM to 4:32 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.34:536:12
213.34:526:12
313.44:516:13
413.44:506:14
513.44:496:15
613.54:486:15
713.54:476:16
813.54:466:17
913.54:456:18
1013.64:446:19
1113.64:446:19
1213.64:436:20
1313.64:426:21
1413.74:416:22
1513.74:406:22
1613.74:406:23
1713.74:396:24
1813.84:386:25
1913.84:386:25
2013.84:376:26
2113.84:366:27
2213.94:366:27
2313.94:356:28
2413.94:356:29
2513.94:346:29
2613.94:346:30
2714.04:336:31
2814.04:336:31
2914.04:326:32
3014.04:326:33
3114.04:326:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.72 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Şaḩnāyā?

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
8.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Şaḩnāyā in May

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

In May, Şaḩnāyā sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Şaḩnāyā 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 Şaḩnāyā peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 21UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Şaḩnāyā 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 Şaḩnāyā is worst in November — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 31 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyNov 2258 µg/m³Jul 2231 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar52Poor
Apr54Poor
May44Poor
Jun35Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct51Poor
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec57Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Şaḩnāyā?

Şaḩnāyā sits at 33.4°N, 36.2°E, 705 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Dārayyā, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Şaḩnāyā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Şaḩnāyā has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 714 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 570 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,011 m.

The land around Şaḩnāyā is covered by cropland (36%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), cropland (28%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), cropland (27%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
178 m
16 km
570 m
80 km
3,011 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Dārayyā 4.0 km · Al Kiswah 8.0 km · al-Yarmūk 9.0 km · Babīlā 11 km · Damascus 11 km · Zākīyah 12 km · Jaramānā 13 km · Qaţanā 14 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 Şaḩnāyā (33.4253°, 36.2255°, elevation 705 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).