Şaḩnāyā Weather in May
Şaḩnāyā in May
The short of it: Şaḩnāyā in May averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 13 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 14° · rain 12 mm · daylight 13 h 52 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & November
Thirty years of records give Şaḩnāyā an average May high of 29°, a low of 14° and some 12 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 29°; nights run about 14°. Rain is scarce, about 12 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 52 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and November.
Against its neighbours, Şaḩnāyā runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Dārayyā, 4 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Şaḩnāyā, 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
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DārayyāRif-dimashq | 4 km N | 29° | 14° | 12 mm |
| Muadamiyat al-ShamRif-dimashq | 5 km NNW | 29° | 14° | 13 mm |
| Al KiswahRif-dimashq | 8 km SSE | 30° | 14° | 12 mm |
| al-YarmūkDamascus Governorate | 9 km NE | 29° | 14° | 11 mm |
| BabīlāRif-dimashq | 11 km ENE | 29° | 14° | 11 mm |
| DamascusDamascus Governorate | 11 km NNE | 28° | 14° | 12 mm |
| ZākīyahRif-dimashq | 12 km SSW | 29° | 14° | 13 mm |
| JaramānāRif-dimashq | 13 km ENE | 29° | 14° | 10 mm |