Tall Rif‘at weather in May

In May, Tall Rif‘at sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 22 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tall Rif‘at's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tall Rif‘at's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
4:30 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
32%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Tall Rif‘at is town 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 26°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tall Rif‘at reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°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)
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How May really feels in Tall Rif‘at

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.

Tall Rif‘at 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 6710.30.69.82.9
Feb13° / 619.20.710.63.8
Mar17° / 518.60.111.76.0
Apr23° / 10°326.4012.97.5
May28° / 14°224.3013.96.9
Jun34° / 19°41.2014.44.3
Jul36° / 21°10.4014.22.5
Aug37° / 22°20.4013.42.4
Sep33° / 18°41.2012.24.6
Oct28° / 14°254.4011.17.2
Nov19° / 406.3010.16.9
Dec13° / 679.40.29.63.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47327
57327
67525
77525
87624
97624
107822
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tall Rif‘at gets around 22 mm of rain over 4.3 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 13% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
319
419
519
619
719
819
918
1018
1117
1217
1316
1415
1514
1613
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297
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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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29550
39460
49271
59181
69091
79091
889101
988111
1086122
1185132
1284142
1383152
1483152
1582162
1681172
1780182
1879192
1979192
2078202
2177212
2276222
2374242
2473252
2572262
2670282
2769292
2866313
2965323
3063343
3162353

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 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 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 4:45 AM to 4:21 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:456:13
213.54:446:14
313.54:426:15
413.64:416:16
513.64:406:16
613.64:396:17
713.74:386:18
813.74:376:19
913.74:366:20
1013.84:356:21
1113.84:346:22
1213.84:336:23
1313.84:326:23
1413.94:326:24
1513.94:316:25
1613.94:306:26
1714.04:296:27
1814.04:286:28
1914.04:276:28
2014.04:276:29
2114.14:266:30
2214.14:256:31
2314.14:256:32
2414.14:246:32
2514.24:246:33
2614.24:236:34
2714.24:226:35
2814.24:226:35
2914.24:216:36
3014.34:216:37
3114.34:216:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
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217.2Intense
227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.4Intense
277.4Intense
287.4Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tall Rif‘at?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tall Rif‘at in May

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

In May, Tall Rif‘at sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tall Rif‘at 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 Tall Rif‘at peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Tall Rif‘at 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 Tall Rif‘at is worst in March — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2129 µg/m³Jul 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tall Rif‘at?

Tall Rif‘at sits at 36.5°N, 37.1°E, 486 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is I‘zāz, 13 km away.

Al BābAd DānāTādif

Topography around Tall Rif‘at

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tall Rif‘at.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tall Rif‘at has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 467 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,139 m.

The land around Tall Rif‘at is covered by cropland (90%) within 3 km, cropland (89%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
271 m
80 km
2,139 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: I‘zāz 13 km · Nubl 14 km · ‘Afrīn 21 km · Kilis 27 km · Aleppo 31 km · Al Bāb 39 km · Ad Dānā 41 km · Tādif 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 Tall Rif‘at (36.4723°, 37.0947°, elevation 486 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).