Al Qurnah weather in May

In May, Al Qurnah sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 43°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 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 Qurnah's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Qurnah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
4:59 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
26%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Al Qurnah is town in 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 37°C in the first days to 43°C by the end.

A typical May day in Al Qurnah reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 44°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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23724
33724
43824
53824
63825
73825
83825
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103925
113926
123926
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144026
154026
164027
174127
184127
194127
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214127
224228
234228
244228
254228
264328
274328
284329
294329
304329
314429

How May really feels in Al Qurnah

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
21 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 Qurnah 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
Jan19° / 34510.27.2
Feb22° / 11°213.210.98.2
Mar27° / 15°233.111.87.8
Apr34° / 21°122.412.74.0
May40° / 26°50.913.60.5
Jun45° / 31°00.1140.0
Jul47° / 32°0013.80.0
Aug47° / 32°00.113.10.0
Sep43° / 28°00.112.20.0
Oct36° / 22°80.911.22.4
Nov27° / 15°323.410.47.6
Dec20° / 10°324.8107.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 (%)
17525
27525
37525
47525
57525
67723
77723
87723
97822
107921
117921
128020
138119
148218
158218
168317
178416
188515
198515
208515
218713
228713
238713
248812
258911
268911
279010
28919
29919
30928
31937

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Al Qurnah gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.9 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 7% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
46
56
66
75
85
95
104
114
123
133
142
152
162
171
181
191
201
211
220
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310

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 (%)
1861031
287931
387931
487931
588831
689821
790721
890721
990721
1091621
1191621
1291621
1392521
1493520
1594420
1695410
1795410
1896310
1996310
2096310
2196310
2297210
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
1314light breeze
1415light breeze
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1815light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2316light breeze
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2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 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 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:12 AM to 4:52 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:126:23
213.25:116:24
313.25:106:25
413.35:096:25
513.35:086:26
613.35:076:27
713.45:066:27
813.45:056:28
913.45:056:29
1013.45:046:29
1113.55:036:30
1213.55:026:31
1313.55:026:32
1413.55:016:32
1513.55:006:33
1613.64:596:34
1713.64:596:34
1813.64:586:35
1913.64:586:36
2013.74:576:36
2113.74:566:37
2213.74:566:38
2313.74:556:38
2413.74:556:39
2513.74:556:39
2613.84:546:40
2713.84:546:41
2813.84:536:41
2913.84:536:42
3013.84:536:42
3113.84:526:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.4Intense
157.4Intense
167.4Intense
177.5Intense
187.5Intense
197.5Intense
207.5Intense
217.6Intense
227.6Intense
237.6Intense
247.6Intense
257.6Intense
267.7Intense
277.7Intense
287.7Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Al Qurnah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Qurnah sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Al Qurnah?

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

0.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Qurnah in May

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

In May, Al Qurnah sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Qurnah in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Qurnah peaks around June 20 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Qurnah 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 Qurnah is worst in April — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyApr 1178 µg/m³Jul 1156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan74Unhealthy
Feb69Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr78Unhealthy
May73Unhealthy
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep62Unhealthy
Oct70Unhealthy
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al Qurnah?

Al Qurnah sits at 31.0°N, 47.4°E, 6 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al Madīnah, 17 km away.

Al HārithahQal‘at ŞāliḩBasrahAl Başrah al QadīmahNāḩiyat al FuhūdAz ZubayrAbū al-Kahṣīb

Topography around Al Qurnah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Qurnah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m.

The land around Al Qurnah is covered by cropland (33%), bare terrain (29%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (43%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (49%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
13 m
80 km
61 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Al Madīnah 17 km · Al Hārithah 57 km · Qal‘at Şāliḩ 59 km · Basrah 65 km · Al Başrah al Qadīmah 68 km · Nāḩiyat al Fuhūd 68 km · Az Zubayr 74 km · Abū al-Kahṣīb 77 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 Qurnah (31.0155°, 47.4336°, elevation 6 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).