Sīnah Weather in May
Sīnah in May
The short of it: Sīnah in May averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 43 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 17° · rain 43 mm · daylight 14 h 7 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & November
May in Sīnah brings afternoons near 30° and nights around 17°, with about 43 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from April to about 30°, with nights near 17°. Rain is modest, about 43 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 7 min in mid-May, 62 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and November.
Against its neighbours, Sīnah runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Dihok, 8 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Sīnah, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 32 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DihokDuhok | 8 km NW | 30° | 17° | 44 mm |
| SimeleDuhok | 18 km WNW | 31° | 17° | 46 mm |
| SumaylDuhok | 18 km WNW | 31° | 17° | 46 mm |
| MangêshDuhok | 26 km N | 27° | 15° | 51 mm |
| Kays Qal‘ahNineveh | 31 km SE | 31° | 17° | 33 mm |
| TallkayfNineveh | 36 km SSE | 33° | 19° | 30 mm |
| Taxe Cheya AzadiyeDuhok | 39 km NE | 26° | 15° | 50 mm |
| BatifaDuhok | 41 km N | 27° | 15° | 51 mm |