Al-Kut weather in May

In May, Al-Kut sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 42°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Al-Kut's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al-Kut's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:03 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
26%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Al-Kut is city in eastern 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 36°C in the first days to 42°C by the end.

A typical May day in Al-Kut reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23623
33623
43623
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314228

How May really feels in Al-Kut

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
16 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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-Kut weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 334.910.16.9
Feb21° / 10°233.810.87.8
Mar26° / 14°243.711.88.0
Apr32° / 20°183.112.84.6
May39° / 25°71.113.60.9
Jun44° / 30°0014.10.0
Jul46° / 32°0013.90.0
Aug46° / 32°0013.20.0
Sep43° / 27°00.112.20.0
Oct36° / 22°71.311.22.8
Nov26° / 15°303.610.37.8
Dec20° / 10°314.79.97.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47525
57525
67624
77723
87822
97921
108020
118020
128218
138317
148416
158515
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Al-Kut gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.1 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 3% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
57
67
77
86
96
105
115
125
134
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172
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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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
190721
290721
389722
489722
589722
690622
790622
890622
990622
1091522
1191522
1292521
1393511
1493511
1594411
1694411
1794411
1895410
1996310
2096310
2197300
2297300
2398200
2498200
2598200
2698200
2799100
2899100
2999100
3099100
3199100

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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2015light breeze
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2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:16 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:166:32
213.35:156:33
313.35:146:33
413.45:136:34
513.45:126:35
613.45:116:36
713.45:106:36
813.55:096:37
913.55:096:38
1013.55:086:39
1113.55:076:39
1213.65:066:40
1313.65:056:41
1413.65:056:41
1513.65:046:42
1613.75:036:43
1713.75:026:44
1813.75:026:44
1913.75:016:45
2013.85:006:46
2113.85:006:46
2213.84:596:47
2313.84:596:48
2413.84:586:48
2513.94:586:49
2613.94:576:50
2713.94:576:50
2813.94:566:51
2913.94:566:52
3013.94:566:52
3114.04:556:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.4Intense
157.4Intense
167.4Intense
177.5Intense
187.5Intense
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217.6Intense
227.6Intense
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267.6Intense
277.7Intense
287.7Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Al-Kut

In seasonPeak

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

Al-Kut sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Al-Kut?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al-Kut.

What to pack for Al-Kut in May

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

In May, Al-Kut sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al-Kut in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al-Kut peaks around June 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al-Kut 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-Kut is worst in May — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 1263 µg/m³Nov 1750 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun54Poor
Jul52Poor
Aug54Poor
Sep54Poor
Oct54Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al-Kut?

Al-Kut sits at 32.5°N, 45.8°E, 22 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is An Nu‘mānīyah, 38 km away.

‘AfakQal‘at Sukkar‘Alī al GharbīAl ‘AzīzīyahAl DiwaniyahAş Şuwayrah

Topography around Al-Kut

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al-Kut has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m.

The land around Al-Kut is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and bare terrain (40%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (48%) and cropland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
22 m
80 km
366 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: An Nu‘mānīyah 38 km · Al Ḩayy 43 km · ‘Afak 73 km · Qal‘at Sukkar 76 km · ‘Alī al Gharbī 82 km · Al ‘Azīzīyah 83 km · Al Diwaniyah 102 km · Aş Şuwayrah 108 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-Kut (32.5128°, 45.8182°, elevation 22 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).