Şūrān weather in May

In May, Şūrān sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.3 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 27°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Şūrān's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Şūrān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
4:34 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
26%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Şūrān 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 27°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Şūrān reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 35°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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42714
52814
62814
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303217
313217

How May really feels in Şūrān

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.

Şūrān 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° / 499.49.93.9
Feb15° / 418.310.74.9
Mar19° / 317.211.76.8
Apr24° / 11°174.212.98.0
May30° / 15°122.313.86.7
Jun34° / 19°20.614.34.5
Jul36° / 22°00.114.13.0
Aug36° / 22°10.213.32.7
Sep34° / 19°30.812.24.4
Oct29° / 15°123.111.16.9
Nov21° / 244.910.17.6
Dec15° / 417.69.74.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27822
37822
47921
57921
68020
78119
88218
98218
108416
118416
128515
138614
148713
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29955
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Şūrān gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.3 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 7% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
112
212
311
411
511
611
711
810
910
1010
119
129
138
148
157
167
177
186
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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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39550
49451
59361
69271
79271
89181
99181
109091
1188102
1288102
1387112
1486122
1586122
1685132
1784142
1883152
1982162
2081172
2180182
2280191
2378211
2476231
2575241
2673261
2771281
2869301
2968311
3066331
3163352

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 12 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 4:48 AM to 4:25 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.44:486:12
213.44:476:13
313.54:466:14
413.54:456:15
513.54:446:16
613.64:436:17
713.64:426:17
813.64:416:18
913.74:406:19
1013.74:396:20
1113.74:386:21
1213.74:376:22
1313.84:366:22
1413.84:356:23
1513.84:356:24
1613.94:346:25
1713.94:336:26
1813.94:326:26
1913.94:316:27
2014.04:316:28
2114.04:306:29
2214.04:306:29
2314.04:296:30
2414.04:286:31
2514.14:286:32
2614.14:276:32
2714.14:276:33
2814.14:266:34
2914.14:266:35
3014.24:256:35
3114.24:256:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.3Intense
207.4Intense
217.4Intense
227.5Intense
237.5Intense
247.5Intense
257.5Intense
267.6Intense
277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.6Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Şūrān?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Şūrān in May

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

In May, Şūrān sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Şūrān 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 Şūrān peaks around June 20 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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Şūrān 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 Şūrān 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 Şūrān?

Şūrān sits at 35.3°N, 36.7°E, 356 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Ţayyibat al Imām, 4.0 km away.

KafranbelAr Rastan

Topography around Şūrān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Şūrān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 348 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 441 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,540 m.

The land around Şūrān is covered by cropland (85%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
441 m
80 km
1,540 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ţayyibat al Imām 4.0 km · Ḩalfāyā 13 km · Kafr Zaytā 16 km · Maharda 17 km · Ḩamāh 18 km · Khān Shaykhūn 19 km · Kafranbel 39 km · Ar Rastan 41 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 Şūrān (35.2919°, 36.7485°, elevation 356 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).