Climate averages 1991–2020
Baghdad weather
in May.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Baghdad: daytime highs average 37.6°C and nights cool to about 23.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.8 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes May a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 52 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sadr City (8 km away). In May its highs average 37.6°C, about as warm as Baghdad, with 4.8 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Baghdad ranks joint 25th of 59 for the warmest May highs and joint 26th of 59 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 59 cities is 35.2°C; Baghdad is 2.4°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 4.8°C to 42.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 4.8 mm to under 1 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
Baghdad climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.2°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 28 | 4.9 | 10.210 h |
| February | 19.0°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 21 | 3.8 | 11.011 h |
| March | 24.6°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 22 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.1°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 14 | 2.7 | 13.013 h |
| May, selected | 37.6°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 4.8 | 1.0 | 13.914 h |
| June | 42.4°C28.7°C | 28.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.314 h |
| July | 44.8°C31.2°C | 31.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.114 h |
| August | 44.9°C30.8°C | 30.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| September | 41.0°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 34.4°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 9.3 | 1.6 | 11.411 h |
| November | 24.0°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 26 | 3.4 | 10.510 h |
| December | 17.9°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 24 | 3.9 | 10.010 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
- Sadr City in MayIraq · 8 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 23.2°C · 4.8 mm rain
- Abū Ghurayb in MayIraq · 20 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 23.7°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Al Maḩmūdīyah in MayIraq · 31 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 23.9°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Baqubah in MayIraq · 50 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 23.4°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah in MayIraq · 51 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 23.1°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Khāliş in MayIraq · 53 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 23.4°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Al Fallūjah in MayIraq · 57 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 23.2°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Aş Şuwayrah in MayIraq · 58 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 23.9°C · 5.2 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 Baghdad) is explained once on the Baghdad year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.