Al Fāw weather in May
In May, Al Fāw sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.
Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Al Fāw's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Fāw's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 33°
- 5th warmest
- Overnight low
- 27°
- 8th coldest
- Rainfall
- 2 mm
- 0.3 wet days
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min
- 4:57 AM – 6:27 PM
- Cloud cover
- 23%
- 6th clearest
- Wind
- 17 km/h
- 7th windiest
- Solar energy
- 7.36 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 4.7
- out of 10
Al Fāw is port town on the Al Faw Peninsula in Iraq.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in May
Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.
A typical May day in Al Fāw reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 24 |
| 2 | 30 | 25 |
| 3 | 30 | 25 |
| 4 | 30 | 25 |
| 5 | 30 | 25 |
| 6 | 31 | 25 |
| 7 | 31 | 26 |
| 8 | 31 | 26 |
| 9 | 31 | 26 |
| 10 | 32 | 26 |
| 11 | 32 | 26 |
| 12 | 32 | 26 |
| 13 | 32 | 27 |
| 14 | 32 | 27 |
| 15 | 33 | 27 |
| 16 | 33 | 27 |
| 17 | 33 | 27 |
| 18 | 33 | 27 |
| 19 | 34 | 28 |
| 20 | 34 | 28 |
| 21 | 34 | 28 |
| 22 | 34 | 28 |
| 23 | 34 | 28 |
| 24 | 35 | 28 |
| 25 | 35 | 29 |
| 26 | 35 | 29 |
| 27 | 35 | 29 |
| 28 | 35 | 29 |
| 29 | 36 | 29 |
| 30 | 36 | 29 |
| 31 | 36 | 29 |
How May really feels in Al Fāw
Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 20 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Al Fāw weather by month
How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17° / 12° | 39 | 4.8 | 10.3 | 6.4 |
| Feb | 18° / 13° | 16 | 3 | 10.9 | 7.3 |
| Mar | 22° / 17° | 20 | 3.3 | 11.8 | 8.2 |
| Apr | 27° / 22° | 7 | 1.4 | 12.7 | 8.1 |
| May | 33° / 27° | 2 | 0.3 | 13.5 | 4.7 |
| Jun | 38° / 31° | 0 | 0 | 13.9 | 1.6 |
| Jul | 39° / 33° | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 39° / 33° | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 36° / 30° | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 2.6 |
| Oct | 31° / 26° | 4 | 0.8 | 11.3 | 5.8 |
| Nov | 24° / 19° | 48 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 8.2 |
| Dec | 19° / 14° | 37 | 4.7 | 10.1 | 7.3 |
Cloud cover in May
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in May.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 94 |
| Cloudier (%) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76 | 24 |
| 2 | 76 | 24 |
| 3 | 76 | 24 |
| 4 | 76 | 24 |
| 5 | 77 | 23 |
| 6 | 77 | 23 |
| 7 | 78 | 22 |
| 8 | 79 | 21 |
| 9 | 79 | 21 |
| 10 | 80 | 20 |
| 11 | 80 | 20 |
| 12 | 81 | 19 |
| 13 | 82 | 18 |
| 14 | 82 | 18 |
| 15 | 83 | 17 |
| 16 | 84 | 16 |
| 17 | 85 | 15 |
| 18 | 85 | 15 |
| 19 | 87 | 13 |
| 20 | 87 | 13 |
| 21 | 88 | 12 |
| 22 | 88 | 12 |
| 23 | 89 | 11 |
| 24 | 90 | 10 |
| 25 | 91 | 9 |
| 26 | 91 | 9 |
| 27 | 92 | 8 |
| 28 | 92 | 8 |
| 29 | 93 | 7 |
| 30 | 94 | 6 |
| 31 | 94 | 6 |
Chance of precipitation in May
Al Fāw gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 |
| 11 | 1 |
| 12 | 1 |
| 13 | 1 |
| 14 | 1 |
| 15 | 1 |
| 16 | 1 |
| 17 | 0 |
| 18 | 0 |
| 19 | 0 |
| 20 | 0 |
| 21 | 0 |
| 22 | 0 |
| 23 | 0 |
| 24 | 0 |
| 25 | 0 |
| 26 | 0 |
| 27 | 0 |
| 28 | 0 |
| 29 | 0 |
| 30 | 0 |
| 31 | 0 |
Humidity in May
Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Comfortable (%) | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
| Humid (%) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Muggy (%) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Oppressive (%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 19 | 22 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 23 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | 23 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | 14 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 0 |
| 23 | 14 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 0 |
| 24 | 14 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 1 |
| 25 | 14 | 30 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 1 |
| 26 | 14 | 31 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 1 |
| 27 | 14 | 31 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 1 |
| 28 | 14 | 31 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 1 |
| 29 | 14 | 32 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| 30 | 14 | 32 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 2 |
| 31 | 14 | 33 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 2 |
Wind in May
Winds average 17 km/h in May.
Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | light breeze |
| 2 | 16 | light breeze |
| 3 | 16 | light breeze |
| 4 | 16 | light breeze |
| 5 | 16 | light breeze |
| 6 | 16 | light breeze |
| 7 | 16 | light breeze |
| 8 | 16 | light breeze |
| 9 | 16 | light breeze |
| 10 | 16 | light breeze |
| 11 | 16 | light breeze |
| 12 | 16 | light breeze |
| 13 | 16 | light breeze |
| 14 | 16 | light breeze |
| 15 | 16 | light breeze |
| 16 | 16 | light breeze |
| 17 | 17 | light breeze |
| 18 | 17 | light breeze |
| 19 | 17 | light breeze |
| 20 | 17 | light breeze |
| 21 | 17 | light breeze |
| 22 | 17 | light breeze |
| 23 | 17 | light breeze |
| 24 | 17 | light breeze |
| 25 | 17 | light breeze |
| 26 | 18 | light breeze |
| 27 | 18 | light breeze |
| 28 | 18 | light breeze |
| 29 | 18 | light breeze |
| 30 | 18 | light breeze |
| 31 | 18 | light breeze |
Sunrise & sunset in May
Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:09 AM to 4:50 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:37 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:09 | 5:08 | 5:07 | 5:06 | 5:05 | 5:05 | 5:04 | 5:03 | 5:02 | 5:01 | 5:01 | 5:00 | 4:59 | 4:59 | 4:58 | 4:57 | 4:57 | 4:56 | 4:55 | 4:55 | 4:54 | 4:54 | 4:53 | 4:53 | 4:53 | 4:52 | 4:52 | 4:51 | 4:51 | 4:51 | 4:50 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:18 | 6:18 | 6:19 | 6:20 | 6:20 | 6:21 | 6:22 | 6:22 | 6:23 | 6:24 | 6:24 | 6:25 | 6:25 | 6:26 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:28 | 6:29 | 6:29 | 6:30 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:32 | 6:32 | 6:33 | 6:34 | 6:34 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:36 | 6:37 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.1 | 5:09 | 6:18 |
| 2 | 13.2 | 5:08 | 6:18 |
| 3 | 13.2 | 5:07 | 6:19 |
| 4 | 13.2 | 5:06 | 6:20 |
| 5 | 13.2 | 5:05 | 6:20 |
| 6 | 13.3 | 5:05 | 6:21 |
| 7 | 13.3 | 5:04 | 6:22 |
| 8 | 13.3 | 5:03 | 6:22 |
| 9 | 13.3 | 5:02 | 6:23 |
| 10 | 13.4 | 5:01 | 6:24 |
| 11 | 13.4 | 5:01 | 6:24 |
| 12 | 13.4 | 5:00 | 6:25 |
| 13 | 13.4 | 4:59 | 6:25 |
| 14 | 13.5 | 4:59 | 6:26 |
| 15 | 13.5 | 4:58 | 6:27 |
| 16 | 13.5 | 4:57 | 6:27 |
| 17 | 13.5 | 4:57 | 6:28 |
| 18 | 13.5 | 4:56 | 6:29 |
| 19 | 13.6 | 4:55 | 6:29 |
| 20 | 13.6 | 4:55 | 6:30 |
| 21 | 13.6 | 4:54 | 6:31 |
| 22 | 13.6 | 4:54 | 6:31 |
| 23 | 13.6 | 4:53 | 6:32 |
| 24 | 13.7 | 4:53 | 6:32 |
| 25 | 13.7 | 4:53 | 6:33 |
| 26 | 13.7 | 4:52 | 6:34 |
| 27 | 13.7 | 4:52 | 6:34 |
| 28 | 13.7 | 4:51 | 6:35 |
| 29 | 13.7 | 4:51 | 6:35 |
| 30 | 13.8 | 4:51 | 6:36 |
| 31 | 13.8 | 4:50 | 6:37 |
Solar energy in May
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.36 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 2 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 3 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 4 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 5 | 7.1 | Intense |
| 6 | 7.1 | Intense |
| 7 | 7.1 | Intense |
| 8 | 7.1 | Intense |
| 9 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 10 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 11 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 12 | 7.3 | Intense |
| 13 | 7.3 | Intense |
| 14 | 7.3 | Intense |
| 15 | 7.3 | Intense |
| 16 | 7.4 | Intense |
| 17 | 7.4 | Intense |
| 18 | 7.4 | Intense |
| 19 | 7.5 | Intense |
| 20 | 7.5 | Intense |
| 21 | 7.5 | Intense |
| 22 | 7.5 | Intense |
| 23 | 7.5 | Intense |
| 24 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 25 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 26 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 27 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 28 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 29 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 30 | 7.7 | Intense |
| 31 | 7.7 | Intense |
Hazard calendar for Al Fāw
In May, Al Fāw sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Al Fāw sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in May.
Is May a good time to visit Al Fāw?
Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
May is a reasonable time to visit Al Fāw for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Al Fāw in May
From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In May, Al Fāw sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
Sea temperature near Al Fāw in May
The nearest coast averages about 26°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 32°C and coldest in February near 16°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 1 to Dec 9 — about 8.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 19 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Refreshing | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Cool |
| Feb | 16 | Cool |
| Mar | 18 | Cool |
| Apr | 22 | Refreshing |
| May | 26 | Warm |
| Jun | 29 | Tropical |
| Jul | 31 | Tropical |
| Aug | 32 | Tropical |
| Sep | 31 | Tropical |
| Oct | 28 | Tropical |
| Nov | 24 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 19 | Cool |
UV index in Al Fāw in May
Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Fāw peaks around June 22 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | High |
| Apr | 5 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Extreme |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 5 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Air quality in Al Fāw in May
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Al Fāw is worst in May — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 45 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 53 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 38 | 43 |
| Level | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | Poor |
| Feb | 44 | Poor |
| Mar | 48 | Poor |
| Apr | 52 | Poor |
| May | 53 | Poor |
| Jun | 47 | Poor |
| Jul | 49 | Poor |
| Aug | 49 | Poor |
| Sep | 49 | Poor |
| Oct | 46 | Poor |
| Nov | 38 | Poor |
| Dec | 43 | Poor |
Where is Al Fāw?
Al Fāw sits at 30.0°N, 48.5°E, 2 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Abadan, 44 km away.
Topography around Al Fāw
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Al Fāw.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Fāw has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m.
The land around Al Fāw is covered by bare terrain (50%) within 3 km, bare terrain (55%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (51%) and water (41%) within 80 km.
Iraq travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 4
- Do Not Travel
- Power plugs
- Type C / D / G
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 38% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $5,410
- 2025
- Happiness
- 5.2 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 60%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 9.5
- per 100k, 2013
- Road deaths
- 27.3
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Very low
- EF EPI 406
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Al Fāw (29.9742°, 48.4731°, elevation 2 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).