Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Qāmishlī weather
in May.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Al Qāmishlī: daytime highs average 28.6°C and nights cool to about 15.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 24 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 08 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Midyat (42 km away). In May its highs average 24.9°C, 3.7°C cooler than Al Qāmishlī, with 66 mm of rain.
Among the 18 cities listed in Syria, Al Qāmishlī ranks joint 10th of 18 for the warmest May highs and 16th of 18 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 18 cities is 28.6°C; Al Qāmishlī is level with that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 7.0°C to 35.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 24 mm to 1.5 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Al Qāmishlī climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.2°C0.9°C | 0.9°C | 72 | 9.9 | 9.910 h |
| February | 12.2°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 64 | 9.3 | 10.811 h |
| March | 16.6°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 63 | 8.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 22.1°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 42 | 6.9 | 13.113 h |
| May, selected | 28.6°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 24 | 4.4 | 14.114 h |
| June | 35.6°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 14.715 h |
| July | 40.0°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 14.414 h |
| August | 39.4°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.614 h |
| September | 34.4°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 12.512 h |
| October | 27.3°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 21 | 2.9 | 11.311 h |
| November | 18.2°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 42 | 5.4 | 10.210 h |
| December | 12.0°C2.6°C | 2.6°C | 68 | 8.3 | 9.710 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Midyat in MayTurkey · 42 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 13.0°C · 66 mm rain
- Mardin in MayTurkey · 52 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 10.9°C · 31 mm rain
- Kızıltepe in MayTurkey · 60 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 15.1°C · 28 mm rain
- Al Ḩasakah in MaySyria · 75 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 17.3°C · 18 mm rain
- Cizre in MayTurkey · 90 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 13.7°C · 38 mm rain
- Batman in MayTurkey · 93 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 13.8°C · 57 mm rain
- Bismil in MayTurkey · 102 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 13.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Silopi in MayTurkey · 111 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 12.3°C · 33 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Al Qāmishlī) is explained once on the Al Qāmishlī year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.