Damascus Weather in May
Damascus in May
The short of it: Damascus in May averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 13 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 14° · rain 12 mm · daylight 13 h 53 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & October
May in Damascus brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 14°, with about 12 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 28°; nights run about 14°. Rain is scarce, about 12 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 53 min in mid-May, 54 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Damascus runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. al-Yarmūk, 5 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Damascus, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| al-YarmūkDamascus Governorate | 5 km SSE | 29° | 14° | 11 mm |
| BabīlāRif-dimashq | 6 km SE | 29° | 14° | 11 mm |
| JaramānāRif-dimashq | 6 km ESE | 29° | 14° | 10 mm |
| ‘IrbīnRif-dimashq | 8 km ENE | 29° | 14° | 11 mm |
| DārayyāRif-dimashq | 8 km SW | 29° | 14° | 12 mm |
| ḨarastāRif-dimashq | 9 km NE | 28° | 14° | 11 mm |
| Muadamiyat al-ShamRif-dimashq | 10 km WSW | 29° | 14° | 13 mm |
| ŞaḩnāyāRif-dimashq | 11 km SSW | 29° | 14° | 12 mm |