Al-Hamdaniya weather in May

In May, Al-Hamdaniya sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Al-Hamdaniya's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al-Hamdaniya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:05 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
32%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Al-Hamdaniya is place in Nineveh, Iraq.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical May day in Al-Hamdaniya reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12815
22916
32916
42916
52916
63016
73017
83017
93017
103117
113117
123118
133118
143218
153218
163218
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183319
193319
203319
213419
223420
233420
243520
253520
263520
273521
283621
293621
303621
313621

How May really feels in Al-Hamdaniya

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 17 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
17
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Al-Hamdaniya 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 8410.19.83.6
Feb15° / 769.510.64.6
Mar19° / 779.211.76.5
Apr25° / 13°527.212.97.4
May32° / 18°173.413.94.7
Jun39° / 24°10.114.40.8
Jul42° / 27°0014.20.0
Aug42° / 26°0013.40.0
Sep38° / 22°10.212.21.8
Oct30° / 16°222.611.16.0
Nov21° / 10°586.310.17.4
Dec15° / 758.29.64.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37327
47327
57426
67525
77624
87624
97723
107921
117921
128020
138020
148218
158317
168317
178515
188515
198515
208515
218713
228713
238713
248713
258812
268812
278911
288911
299010
309010
31928

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Al-Hamdaniya gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
120
220
319
419
519
618
717
817
916
1015
1114
1213
1313
1412
1511
1610
1710
189
198
207
217
226
236
245
255
264
274
283
293
302
312

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
179201
278211
378211
477221
577221
676231
775232
875232
976222
1076222
1176222
1277212
1378202
1478202
1579192
1679192
1780182
1881172
1981172
2082162
2183152
2284151
2385141
2486131
2586131
2687121
2788111
2890100
299190
309190
319280

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 4:56 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:206:47
213.55:196:48
313.55:186:49
413.65:176:50
513.65:156:51
613.65:146:52
713.75:136:53
813.75:126:54
913.75:116:54
1013.75:106:55
1113.85:096:56
1213.85:096:57
1313.85:086:58
1413.95:076:59
1513.95:067:00
1613.95:057:00
1713.95:047:01
1814.05:047:02
1914.05:037:03
2014.05:027:04
2114.15:017:04
2214.15:017:05
2314.15:007:06
2414.14:597:07
2514.14:597:07
2614.24:587:08
2714.24:587:09
2814.24:577:10
2914.24:577:10
3014.24:567:11
3114.34:567:12

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.4Intense
207.4Intense
217.5Intense
227.5Intense
237.5Intense
247.5Intense
257.6Intense
267.6Intense
277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Al-Hamdaniya

In seasonPeak

In May, Al-Hamdaniya sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Al-Hamdaniya sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Al-Hamdaniya?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Al-Hamdaniya for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al-Hamdaniya in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Al-Hamdaniya sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al-Hamdaniya in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — 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-Hamdaniya peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Al-Hamdaniya in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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-Hamdaniya is worst in October — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorOct 1354 µg/m³Dec 2045 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar52Poor
Apr51Poor
May53Poor
Jun52Poor
Jul47Poor
Aug48Poor
Sep52Poor
Oct54Poor
Nov46Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al-Hamdaniya?

Al-Hamdaniya sits at 36.3°N, 43.4°E, 274 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Mosul, 24 km away.

ErbilBaḥarkahSīnah'ĀkraKhasnahzān

Topography around Al-Hamdaniya

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Al-Hamdaniya.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al-Hamdaniya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 282 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 475 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,014 m.

The land around Al-Hamdaniya is covered by cropland (79%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
475 m
80 km
2,014 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Mosul 24 km · Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 25 km · Tallkayf 34 km · Erbil 57 km · Baḥarkah 59 km · Sīnah 67 km · 'Ākra 68 km · Khasnahzān 69 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
Christian 1%

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-Hamdaniya (36.2709°, 43.3776°, elevation 274 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. 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).