Al Miqdādīyah weather in May

In May, Al Miqdādīyah sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 41°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Al Miqdādīyah's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Miqdādīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:04 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
28%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Al Miqdādīyah is place in Diyala, 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 34°C in the first days to 41°C by the end.

A typical May day in Al Miqdādīyah reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Al Miqdādīyah

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
10 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 Miqdādīyah 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
Jan16° / 517.1105.8
Feb19° / 405.610.76.9
Mar24° / 12°435.511.77.9
Apr31° / 18°253.712.85.7
May38° / 23°71.613.71.6
Jun43° / 28°00.114.20.0
Jul46° / 30°00140.0
Aug45° / 30°0013.30.0
Sep41° / 26°00.112.20.1
Oct34° / 20°17211.13.6
Nov24° / 13°44510.27.8
Dec18° / 516.39.86.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% 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
87723
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107921
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Al Miqdādīyah gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
111
211
311
410
510
610
79
89
98
108
117
126
136
145
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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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
184124
284124
384124
484124
585114
685114
785114
885114
987103
1087103
1187103
128992
138992
149082
159181
169271
179271
189361
199460
209460
219550
229550
239550
249640
259640
269640
279730
289730
299820
309820
319820

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 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 5:17 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:176:38
213.45:166:38
313.45:156:39
413.45:146:40
513.55:136:41
613.55:126:42
713.55:116:42
813.55:106:43
913.65:096:44
1013.65:096:45
1113.65:086:45
1213.75:076:46
1313.75:066:47
1413.75:056:48
1513.75:046:49
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1713.85:036:50
1813.85:026:51
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2013.95:016:52
2113.95:006:53
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2514.04:586:56
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2714.04:576:57
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2914.04:566:59
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
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87.1Intense
97.1Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Al Miqdādīyah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Miqdādīyah sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Al Miqdādīyah?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Miqdādīyah.

What to pack for Al Miqdādīyah in May

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

In May, Al Miqdādīyah sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Miqdādīyah 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 Miqdādīyah peaks around June 13 at about 9 (very high) — 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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 13UV 9Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul5High
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Miqdādīyah 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 Miqdādīyah is worst in October — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyOct 1878 µg/m³Jul 1665 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan75Unhealthy
Feb74Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May76Unhealthy
Jun68Unhealthy
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep71Unhealthy
Oct79Unhealthy
Nov74Unhealthy
Dec76Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al Miqdādīyah?

Al Miqdādīyah sits at 34.0°N, 44.9°E, 60 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Baqubah, 40 km away.

KhānaqīnMandalīAd DujaylBaladKifrīSadr City

Topography around Al Miqdādīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Miqdādīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,117 m.

The land around Al Miqdādīyah is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (22%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and bare terrain (28%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (42%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
160 m
80 km
1,117 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Baqubah 40 km · Khāliş 42 km · Khānaqīn 59 km · Mandalī 63 km · Ad Dujayl 66 km · Balad 73 km · Kifrī 79 km · Sadr City 79 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 Miqdādīyah (33.9786°, 44.9369°, elevation 60 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).