Tallbīsah weather in May

In May, Tallbīsah sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 Tallbīsah's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tallbīsah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:35 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
25%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Tallbīsah is City 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 30°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tallbīsah reaches about 29°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 23°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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How May really feels in Tallbīsah

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.

Tallbīsah 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
Jan13° / 398.40.69.94.1
Feb15° / 357.20.410.75.0
Mar19° / 286.40.111.76.8
Apr24° / 11°143.8012.98.2
May29° / 15°112.5013.87.2
Jun32° / 19°10.2014.35.4
Jul34° / 21°00014.14.1
Aug35° / 21°00.1013.33.9
Sep32° / 19°20.5012.25.3
Oct28° / 15°112.7011.17.4
Nov21° / 184.1010.27.7
Dec15° / 326.80.29.75.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
38119
48119
58119
68218
78317
88416
98416
108416
118515
128614
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31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tallbīsah gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
512
612
712
811
911
1011
1111
1210
1310
149
158
168
177
187
196
206
215
225
235
245
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264
274
284
294
304
314

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39730
49640
59640
69640
79550
89550
99550
109460
119460
129361
139271
149271
159181
169181
179091
189091
1989101
2088111
2187121
2286131
2385141
2484151
2583161
2681181
2780191
2879201
2977221
3076231
3175241

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
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412light breeze
512light breeze
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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 4:49 AM to 4:26 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.44:496:12
213.44:486:13
313.44:476:13
413.54:466:14
513.54:456:15
613.54:446:16
713.64:436:17
813.64:426:17
913.64:416:18
1013.74:406:19
1113.74:396:20
1213.74:386:21
1313.74:376:22
1413.84:366:22
1513.84:366:23
1613.84:356:24
1713.84:346:25
1813.94:336:25
1913.94:336:26
2013.94:326:27
2113.94:316:28
2214.04:316:29
2314.04:306:29
2414.04:296:30
2514.04:296:31
2614.14:286:31
2714.14:286:32
2814.14:276:33
2914.14:276:33
3014.14:276:34
3114.14:266:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.4Intense
187.4Intense
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207.5Intense
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277.7Intense
287.7Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tallbīsah?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tallbīsah in May

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

In May, Tallbīsah sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tallbīsah 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 Tallbīsah peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Tallbīsah 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 Tallbīsah is worst in April — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1040 µg/m³Jul 2124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr40Poor
May35Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov35Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tallbīsah?

Tallbīsah sits at 34.8°N, 36.7°E, 460 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Ar Rastan, 10 km away.

As SalamīyahAl QuşayrMaşyāfTallkalakh

Topography around Tallbīsah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tallbīsah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 464 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,938 m.

The land around Tallbīsah is covered by cropland (82%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
283 m
80 km
2,938 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ar Rastan 10 km · Homs 13 km · Kafr Lāhā 22 km · Ḩamāh 32 km · As Salamīyah 35 km · Al Quşayr 39 km · Maşyāf 43 km · Tallkalakh 47 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 Tallbīsah (34.8407°, 36.7309°, elevation 460 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).