Sinjār climate

Sinjār Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Sinjār, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 27°C on May 1 to 35°C on May 31, and lows from 13°C to 19°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 16 mm over about 3 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Sinjār, in °C, with the record for each date.01020304050151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
31°C
Average low
16°C
Precipitation
16 mm
Reanalysis high
42°CMay 31, 2006
Reanalysis low
8°CMay 4, 1992
Daylight
13 h 40 min to 14 h 27 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
43%
Dew point
8°C
Wind
12.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 127°C13°C32°C 201210°C 199719%
May 227°C13°C32°C 20129°C 199719%
May 328°C13°C34°C 19969°C 199119%
May 428°C13°C32°C 20038°C 199220%
May 528°C14°C35°C 20148°C 199720%
May 628°C14°C34°C 19989°C 199719%
May 729°C14°C35°C 19998°C 199518%
May 829°C14°C36°C 20148°C 200318%
May 929°C14°C38°C 19989°C 199517%
May 1029°C15°C38°C 199810°C 200016%
May 1130°C15°C35°C 201710°C 200813%
May 1230°C15°C36°C 201010°C 199212%
May 1330°C15°C36°C 199712°C 199311%
May 1431°C15°C36°C 201011°C 201111%
May 1531°C16°C37°C 199711°C 201111%
May 1631°C16°C37°C 202011°C 200110%
May 1731°C16°C38°C 199911°C 20049%
May 1832°C16°C38°C 202012°C 20048%
May 1932°C16°C38°C 20099°C 19927%
May 2032°C17°C39°C 200910°C 19936%
May 2132°C17°C38°C 202011°C 19926%
May 2233°C17°C38°C 199411°C 19986%
May 2333°C17°C39°C 200812°C 19915%
May 2433°C17°C40°C 199510°C 19915%
May 2533°C17°C40°C 200711°C 20175%
May 2634°C18°C41°C 200712°C 20205%
May 2734°C18°C40°C 199415°C 19924%
May 2834°C18°C39°C 199413°C 19914%
May 2934°C18°C40°C 199412°C 19914%
May 3035°C18°C41°C 199413°C 19914%
May 3135°C19°C42°C 200614°C 19913%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Sinjār, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+3).

May 1
sunrise 5:20 AM, sunset 7:00 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:57 AM, sunset 7:24 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.