Nusaybin weather in May

In May, Nusaybin sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 24 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 14 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 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 Nusaybin's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nusaybin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
8th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:12 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
35%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Nusaybin is district and town in Mardin, Turkey.

Density
108/km²
people per km²

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 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Nusaybin reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12613
22614
32614
42614
52714
62714
72715
82715
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102815
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243218
253218
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273218
283318
293318
303319
313319

How May really feels in Nusaybin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 6 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
6
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.

Nusaybin 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
Jan11° / 729.71.29.72.8
Feb13° / 639.20.910.63.7
Mar17° / 6390.111.75.8
Apr23° / 11°427.1012.97.4
May30° / 16°244.50146.2
Jun36° / 22°20.4014.52.6
Jul40° / 25°00.1014.30.2
Aug39° / 24°00.1013.40.6
Sep35° / 20°10.2012.33.7
Oct28° / 15°212.90117.2
Nov19° / 425.30.1106.9
Dec13° / 688.50.59.53.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46832
56931
67030
77129
87228
97327
107525
117525
127723
137822
147822
158020
168119
178119
188218
198317
208416
218515
228515
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248614
258713
268713
278812
288911
298911
309010
31919

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nusaybin gets around 24 mm of rain over 4.5 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 14% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
220
320
420
520
619
719
819
918
1018
1117
1217
1316
1416
1515
1614
1714
1813
1912
2012
2111
2210
2310
249
258
268
277
286
296
305
315

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29370
39370
49370
59280
69280
79280
89091
99091
109091
119091
129091
139091
149091
159091
169091
179091
189091
199091
209091
219091
229091
239091
249091
259091
269091
279091
289091
299181
309181
319271

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
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218calm
228calm
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269calm
279calm
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309calm
319calm

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 4:27 AM to 4:03 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:275:57
213.54:265:58
313.64:255:59
413.64:246:00
513.64:236:01
613.74:226:02
713.74:216:03
813.74:206:04
913.84:196:05
1013.84:186:05
1113.84:176:06
1213.94:166:07
1313.94:156:08
1413.94:146:09
1513.94:136:10
1614.04:126:11
1714.04:116:12
1814.04:106:12
1914.14:106:13
2014.14:096:14
2114.14:086:15
2214.14:076:16
2314.24:076:17
2414.24:066:17
2514.24:066:18
2614.24:056:19
2714.34:046:20
2814.34:046:20
2914.34:036:21
3014.34:036:22
3114.34:036:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.3Intense
197.3Intense
207.3Intense
217.4Intense
227.4Intense
237.4Intense
247.5Intense
257.5Intense
267.5Intense
277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.6Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nusaybin

In seasonPeak

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

Nusaybin sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Nusaybin?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nusaybin in May

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

In May, Nusaybin sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nusaybin 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 Nusaybin peaks around June 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7High
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Nusaybin 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 Nusaybin is worst in March — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1944 µg/m³Dec 1127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar45Poor
Apr40Poor
May38Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nusaybin?

Nusaybin sits at 37.1°N, 41.2°E, 476 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Al Qāmishlī, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Nusaybin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nusaybin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 467 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 596 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,186 m.

The land around Nusaybin is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
596 m
80 km
1,186 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Al Qāmishlī 3.0 km · ‘Āmūdā 26 km · Midyat 40 km · Yeşilli 46 km · Mardin 50 km · Ad Darbāsīyah 50 km · Kızıltepe 58 km · İdil 67 km

Turkey travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$18,599
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 488
Religion
Muslim 100%other 0%

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 Nusaybin (37.0703°, 41.2146°, elevation 476 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).