Latakia Weather in May
Latakia in May
The short of it: Latakia in May averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 27 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 17° · rain 27 mm · daylight 14 h 1 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Latakia an average May high of 26°, a low of 17° and some 27 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 27 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 1 min in mid-May, 59 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Latakia runs about middling and drier than most in May. Burj Islām, 16 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Latakia, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 21 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burj IslāmLatakia | 16 km N | 26° | 17° | 33 mm |
| JablahLatakia | 23 km SSE | 27° | 18° | 27 mm |
| ShaţḩahHama | 41 km E | 25° | 15° | 41 mm |
| BāniyāsTartus | 41 km SSE | 27° | 18° | 27 mm |
| YayladağıHatay | 48 km NNE | 25° | 16° | 44 mm |
| Jisr ash ShughūrIdlib | 57 km ENE | 28° | 18° | 27 mm |
| KışlakHatay | 59 km NE | 25° | 14° | 46 mm |
| Kaff al-JaaTartus | 62 km SE | 25° | 14° | 51 mm |