Subaykhān weather in May

In May, Subaykhān sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 6 mm of rain across 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 30°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 Subaykhān's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Subaykhān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:19 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
24%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Subaykhān is town in Deir ez-Zor, 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 30°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical May day in Subaykhān 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
23017
33018
43018
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How May really feels in Subaykhān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 20 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
20
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.

Subaykhān 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° / 255.59.94.3
Feb16° / 194.310.75.9
Mar21° / 10°194.111.77.8
Apr27° / 15°122.512.97.9
May33° / 20°6113.84.6
Jun38° / 25°0014.31.5
Jul41° / 27°0014.10.0
Aug40° / 27°0013.30.1
Sep36° / 23°00.112.22.5
Oct30° / 18°101.911.16.4
Nov21° / 10°183.510.27.9
Dec15° / 234.59.75.2

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 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47822
57921
67921
78020
88119
98218
108218
118416
128416
138614
148614
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21919
22919
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26928
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30928
31937

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Subaykhān gets around 6 mm of rain over 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 3% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
66
76
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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19541
29541
39541
49451
59451
69451
79361
89361
99361
109361
119460
129460
139460
149460
159460
169550
179550
189550
199640
209640
219730
229730
239730
249820
259820
269820
279820
289820
299820
309820
319820

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
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514light breeze
614light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light 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 4:11 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.44:335:56
213.44:325:57
313.44:315:58
413.54:305:59
513.54:296:00
613.54:286:00
713.64:276:01
813.64:266:02
913.64:256:03
1013.74:246:04
1113.74:236:04
1213.74:226:05
1313.74:226:06
1413.84:216:07
1513.84:206:08
1613.84:196:08
1713.84:186:09
1813.94:186:10
1913.94:176:11
2013.94:166:12
2113.94:166:12
2214.04:156:13
2314.04:146:14
2414.04:146:15
2514.04:136:15
2614.14:136:16
2714.14:126:17
2814.14:126:17
2914.14:116:18
3014.14:116:19
3114.14:116:19

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 8.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
117.4Intense
127.5Intense
137.5Intense
147.5Intense
157.5Intense
167.6Intense
177.6Intense
187.6Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Subaykhān

In seasonPeak

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

Subaykhān 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 Subaykhān?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Subaykhān in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Subaykhān 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 Subaykhān peaks around June 16 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 16UV 10Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Subaykhān 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 Subaykhān 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 Subaykhān?

Subaykhān sits at 34.9°N, 40.6°E, 188 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Al Mayādīn, 23 km away.

Ālbū KamālAl Qā’imDeir ez-Zor‘Anat al Qadīmah‘AnahḨadīthah

Topography around Subaykhān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Subaykhān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 183 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 287 m.

The land around Subaykhān is covered by cropland (54%) within 3 km, bare terrain (62%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
287 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Al Mayādīn 23 km · Hajīn 27 km · Ālbū Kamāl 53 km · Al Qā’im 62 km · Deir ez-Zor 68 km · ‘Anat al Qadīmah 130 km · ‘Anah 137 km · Ḩadīthah 181 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 Subaykhān (34.8531°, 40.5999°, elevation 188 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).