Climate averages 1991–2020
Weather in Iraq in May
In May, average daytime highs across the 59 cities listed in Iraq range from 25.5°C in Soran to 40.4°C in Basrah. Monthly rainfall ranges from 2.3 mm in Al Fāw to 60 mm in Soran.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
City by city
May in Iraq
| City | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baghdad | 37.6°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| Al Mawşil al Jadīdah | 32.4°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 16 | 2.9 |
| Erbil | 30.7°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 22 | 4.6 |
| Basrah | 40.4°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Karbala | 36.9°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 2.7 | 0.6 |
| Sadr City | 37.6°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 4.8 | 1.2 |
| Kirkuk | 33.0°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 17 | 3.6 |
| Abū Ghurayb | 37.2°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 4.7 | 1.1 |
| Sulaymaniyah | 27.6°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 30 | 5.2 |
| Nasiriyah | 39.8°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 2.9 | 0.6 |
| Najaf | 37.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 3.2 | 0.4 |
| Al Hillah | 38.1°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| Abū al-Kahṣīb | 40.4°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| Al Maḩmūdīyah | 37.7°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 4.2 | 1.0 |
| Dihok | 28.0°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 24 | 4.4 |
| Al ‘Amārah | 39.6°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 5.9 | 1.2 |
| Al Diwaniyah | 38.8°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| Al-Kut | 38.6°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 7.4 | 1.1 |
| Al Madīnah | 40.3°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| Kelar | 34.6°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 12 | 2.3 |
| Ramadi | 36.0°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 2.6 | 0.8 |
| Al Fallūjah | 36.6°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 2.9 | 0.7 |
| Ash Shaţrah | 39.6°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 3.6 | 0.6 |
| Khānaqīn | 35.2°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 10 | 2.0 |
| Bayjī | 35.3°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 6.2 | 1.4 |
| Ash Sharqāt | 34.1°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 7.7 | 1.6 |
| Sāmarrā’ | 36.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 3.6 | 1.0 |
| Al Miqdādīyah | 36.7°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 6.5 | 1.6 |
| As Samawah | 39.2°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| Baqubah | 37.1°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 5.1 | 1.4 |
| Sumayl | 28.4°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 25 | 4.2 |
| Simele | 28.3°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 25 | 4.2 |
| Xebat | 31.1°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 18 | 3.2 |
| Khasnahzān | 29.1°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 39 | 6.9 |
| Qeładizê | 27.9°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 46 | 7.3 |
| Al Hindīyah | 37.7°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 3.5 | 0.7 |
| Al Qurnah | 40.3°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 5.1 | 0.9 |
| Baḥarkah | 29.9°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 22 | 4.6 |
| Sīnah | 28.1°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 24 | 4.4 |
| Az Zubayr | 40.3°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Ţūz Khūrmātū | 34.6°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 9.9 | 2.4 |
| Rānyah | 27.9°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 35 | 6.4 |
| Qal‘at Sukkar | 39.3°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| An Nu‘mānīyah | 38.6°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 7.4 | 0.9 |
| Kufa | 38.2°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 4.7 | 0.7 |
| Abu Gharaq | 37.8°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 3.5 | 0.7 |
| Umm Qaşr | 40.1°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 2.8 | 0.5 |
| 'Ākra | 27.4°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 38 | 6.2 |
| Al Fāw | 34.9°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| Al-Musayab | 37.7°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 3.8 | 0.7 |
| Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah | 37.6°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 4.2 | 1.0 |
| Zaxo | 28.0°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 35 | 5.9 |
| Al-Qāsim | 38.6°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 4.8 | 0.9 |
| Soran | 25.5°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 60 | 8.7 |
| Hajiawa | 27.9°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 42 | 6.8 |
| Al Ḩayy | 39.0°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 7.3 | 0.9 |
| Aş Şuwayrah | 38.3°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 5.2 | 1.2 |
| Al Qā’im | 33.5°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| Khāliş | 37.2°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 5.1 | 1.4 |
A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.