Silopi in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Silopi sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 213 mm of precipitation over about 26 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 14°C in early March to 31°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Silopi's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Silopi's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 22°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 9°C
Precipitation: 213 mm; 26 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 6.2; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Silopi in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 14°C in early March to 31°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Silopi reaches about 22°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Silopi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 1 day that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Silopi weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / -1°	106	10.2	1.9	9.7	2.2
Feb	12° / 1°	98	10.8	1.9	10.6	2.9
Mar	16° / 4°	105	11.2	0.3	11.7	4.9
Apr	21° / 9°	75	9.5	0	12.9	6.8
May	28° / 14°	33	5.3	0	14	6.8
Jun	35° / 19°	2	0.7	0	14.5	3.2
Jul	39° / 22°	0	0.1	0	14.3	0.7
Aug	38° / 21°	0	0.1	0	13.4	1.1
Sep	34° / 17°	1	0.2	0	12.3	4.4
Oct	27° / 12°	28	3.3	0	11	7.7
Nov	18° / 6°	63	6.4	0.1	10	6.4
Dec	12° / 1°	98	9.5	0.8	9.5	3.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Silopi gets around 213 mm of rain and snow over 26 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early March to 14 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Silopi

In seasonPeak

In spring, Silopi overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Silopi's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Mar

Apr

May

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Aug

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Oct

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Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Silopi?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Silopi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Silopi in Spring

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

In spring, Silopi sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Silopi in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Silopi peaks around June 15 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	6	8	10	8	10	8	6	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Silopi in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Silopi is worst in May — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	18	22	27	29	30	24	23	22	22	23	18	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	30	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Silopi?

Silopi sits at 37.2°N, 42.5°E, 492 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Zaxo, 22 km away.

Topography around Silopi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Silopi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m around an average of 506 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,768 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,071 m.

The land around Silopi is covered by cropland (53%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

245 m

cropland 53%

16 km

1,768 m

cropland 50%

80 km

3,071 m

grassland 54%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Zaxo 22 km · Cizre 26 km · Al Mālikīyah 30 km · Şırnak 30 km · Batifa 49 km · İdil 52 km · Sumayl 55 km · Simele 55 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

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 Silopi (37.2438°, 42.4635°, elevation 492 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.