Şırnak weather in May

In May, Şırnak sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 50 mm of rain across 8.9 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 20°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Şırnak's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Şırnak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:06 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
41%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Şırnak is central district and city in Şırnak Province, Turkey.

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 20°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Şırnak reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2208
3208
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5208
6219
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10229
11229
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How May really feels in Şırnak

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.

Şırnak 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
Jan / -5°13011.58.49.70.1
Feb / -3°125128.310.60.6
Mar11° / 13713.94.111.72.6
Apr17° / 10314.10.312.94.9
May23° / 10°508.90147.2
Jun30° / 16°41.4014.56.4
Jul34° / 19°10.4014.33.8
Aug34° / 19°10.2013.44.1
Sep30° / 14°30.7012.37.2
Oct23° / 365.50117.9
Nov14° / 7781.2104.4
Dec / -3°12110.94.99.51.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
26040
36139
46139
56238
66337
76436
86535
96634
106733
116733
126931
137030
147129
157129
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308614
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Şırnak gets around 50 mm of rain over 8.9 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 28% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
242
341
440
540
639
739
838
937
1036
1135
1234
1333
1431
1530
1629
1728
1826
1925
2024
2122
2221
2320
2418
2517
2616
2715
2814
2913
3012
3111

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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287calm
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307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:22 AM to 3:56 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:225:53
213.64:205:54
313.64:195:55
413.64:185:56
513.74:175:57
613.74:165:58
713.74:155:59
813.84:146:00
913.84:136:01
1013.84:126:01
1113.94:116:02
1213.94:106:03
1313.94:096:04
1414.04:086:05
1514.04:076:06
1614.04:066:07
1714.04:056:08
1814.14:046:08
1914.14:046:09
2014.14:036:10
2114.14:026:11
2214.24:016:12
2314.24:016:13
2414.24:006:13
2514.24:006:14
2614.33:596:15
2714.33:586:16
2814.33:586:17
2914.33:576:17
3014.43:576:18
3114.43:566:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.1Intense
197.1Intense
207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.4Intense
267.4Intense
277.5Intense
287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
317.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Şırnak

In seasonPeak

None of Şırnak's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Şırnak?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Şırnak for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Şırnak in May

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

In May, Şırnak sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Şırnak in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Şırnak peaks around June 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Şırnak 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 Şırnak 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).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1230 µg/m³Dec 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Şırnak?

Şırnak sits at 37.5°N, 42.5°E, 1,269 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Silopi, 30 km away.

Topography around Şırnak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Şırnak has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 886 m around an average of 1,254 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,654 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,287 m.

The land around Şırnak is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
886 m
16 km
1,654 m
80 km
3,287 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Silopi 30 km · Cizre 31 km · Zaxo 45 km · Al Mālikīyah 47 km · İdil 54 km · Batifa 62 km · Siirt 65 km · Dargeçit 65 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 Şırnak (37.5139°, 42.4543°, elevation 1,269 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).