Ar Raqqah Weather in May
Ar Raqqah in May
The short of it: Ar Raqqah in May averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 14 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 18° · rain 12 mm · daylight 14 h 3 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & November
Thirty years of records give Ar Raqqah an average May high of 32°, a low of 18° and some 12 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 12 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 3 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 March and November.
Against its neighbours, Ar Raqqah runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Al-Tabqa, 43 km to the WSW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Ar Raqqah, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-TabqaRaqqa | 43 km WSW | 32° | 17° | 12 mm |
| AkçakaleŞanlıurfa | 84 km N | 32° | 16° | 27 mm |
| QabbāsīnAleppo | 86 km WNW | 32° | 15° | 17 mm |
| PekmezliŞanlıurfa | 97 km NNE | 31° | 15° | 28 mm |
| HarranŞanlıurfa | 101 km N | 32° | 16° | 28 mm |
| ManbijAleppo | 114 km NW | 31° | 14° | 20 mm |
| Dayr ḨāfirAleppo | 119 km WNW | 31° | 15° | 17 mm |
| ‘Ayn al ‘ArabAleppo | 120 km NNW | 31° | 14° | 25 mm |