Sinjār Weather in May
Sinjār in May
The short of it: Sinjār in May averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 20 °C (67 °F), with 33 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 20° · rain 33 mm · daylight 14 h 5 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & April
Thirty years of records give Sinjār an average May high of 32°, a low of 20° and some 33 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 33 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 5 min in mid-May, 60 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 November and April.
Against its neighbours, Sinjār runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Al Mālikīyah, 98 km to the NNE, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Sinjār, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 10 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al MālikīyahAl-Hasakah | 98 km NNE | 30° | 16° | 39 mm |
| Al QāmishlīAl-Hasakah | 100 km NW | 31° | 16° | 32 mm |
| NusaybinMardin | 102 km NW | 31° | 16° | 32 mm |
| Al ḨasakahAl-Hasakah | 103 km WNW | 31° | 16° | 23 mm |
| SumaylDuhok | 105 km NE | 31° | 17° | 46 mm |
| SimeleDuhok | 105 km NE | 31° | 17° | 46 mm |
| Al Mawşil al JadīdahNineveh | 110 km E | 33° | 19° | 24 mm |
| MosulNineveh | 111 km E | 32° | 20° | 25 mm |