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Iraq · Month guide
Iraq in May
Around 35 °C with 10 mm of rain and 9.8 hours of sun a day.
May is a mixed month for Iraq — worth planning around specific regions. Around 35 °C with 10 mm of rain and 9.8 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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Iraq · May
What the weather usually does
Iraq · typical month
- Day / night22 – 35 °CYear range 5 – 43 °C
- Rainfall10 mmYear range 0 – 42 mm
- Sunshine9.8 hr / dayYear range 6.2 – 10.1 hr / day
18 regions · current month
Iraq, taken apart
- Al Anbar34°C now · 15–42 °C yr
- Al Muthanna38°C now · 18–45 °C yr
- Al-Qādisiyyah39°C now · 19–47 °C yr
- Babylon39°C now · 18–46 °C yr
- Baghdad38°C now · 18–46 °C yr
- Basra40°C now · 19–47 °C yr
- Dhi Qar40°C now · 19–47 °C yr
- Diyala37°C now · 17–46 °C yr
- Duhok26°C now · 7–38 °C yr
- Erbil29°C now · 10–40 °C yr
- Karbala36°C now · 17–44 °C yr
- Kirkuk35°C now · 15–44 °C yr
- Maysan40°C now · 19–48 °C yr
- Najaf37°C now · 17–44 °C yr
- Nineveh33°C now · 13–42 °C yr
- Saladin36°C now · 16–44 °C yr
- Sulaymaniyah29°C now · 10–40 °C yr
- Wasit39°C now · 18–47 °C yr
Safety · 5 governments
What the governments say about Iraq
Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Do not travel
Highest level across 5 governments · Advisory last changed
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CA
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DE
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UK
Level 1Exercise normal precautions
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US
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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.7 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 19.4 |
| February | 17.8 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 23.5 |
| March | 22.9 | 11.2 | 7.0 | 28.8 |
| April | 29.3 | 16.1 | 10.8 | 35.9 |
| May | 35.4 | 21.6 | 17.2 | 41.0 |
| June | 41.0 | 26.2 | 23.3 | 45.1 |
| July | 43.5 | 28.7 | 26.3 | 46.4 |
| August | 43.4 | 28.4 | 26.0 | 46.1 |
| September | 39.7 | 24.5 | 20.6 | 44.0 |
| October | 32.9 | 18.8 | 13.7 | 38.3 |
| November | 23.5 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 29.7 |
| December | 17.4 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 22.1 |
View data table
| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 32 |
| February | 33 |
| March | 42 |
| April | 25 |
| May | 10 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 0 |
| September | 0 |
| October | 6 |
| November | 31 |
| December | 36 |
View data table
| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 6.8 |
| February | 7.6 |
| March | 8.2 |
| April | 9.1 |
| May | 9.8 |
| June | 10.1 |
| July | 10.0 |
| August | 9.8 |
| September | 9.3 |
| October | 8.3 |
| November | 6.9 |
| December | 6.2 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.9 | 7.6 | 18.3 |
| February | 12.3 | 8.0 | 19.3 |
| March | 14.0 | 8.6 | 22.0 |
| April | 13.4 | 9.1 | 19.3 |
| May | 14.4 | 10.1 | 19.6 |
| June | 16.1 | 11.3 | 20.9 |
| July | 16.8 | 11.1 | 21.8 |
| August | 15.5 | 10.6 | 20.6 |
| September | 13.3 | 9.4 | 18.1 |
| October | 11.6 | 8.4 | 15.7 |
| November | 11.0 | 7.6 | 16.2 |
| December | 11.4 | 7.4 | 17.6 |
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