‘Anat al Qadīmah weather in May

In May, ‘Anat al Qadīmah sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is ‘Anat al Qadīmah's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ‘Anat al Qadīmah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:15 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
24%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

‘Anat al Qadīmah is destroyed city 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 31°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical May day in ‘Anat al Qadīmah reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 39°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)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in ‘Anat al Qadīmah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 23 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
23
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.

‘Anat al Qadīmah 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° / 254.9104.5
Feb16° / 194.110.76.0
Mar21° / 10°203.611.78.0
Apr27° / 15°112.412.87.7
May34° / 21°4113.84.1
Jun39° / 25°00.114.30.8
Jul41° / 28°0014.10.0
Aug41° / 28°0013.30.0
Sep37° / 24°0012.22.0
Oct31° / 18°81.611.16.1
Nov21° / 11°173.110.28.0
Dec15° / 214.29.75.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47921
57921
67921
78020
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

‘Anat al Qadīmah gets around 4 mm of rain over 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 7% on the wettest days.

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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19352
29352
39262
49262
59262
69172
79172
89172
99172
109271
119271
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139361
149361
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Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 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)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 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 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:296:50
213.45:276:51
313.45:266:52
413.55:256:53
513.55:246:54
613.55:236:54
713.55:226:55
813.65:216:56
913.65:216:57
1013.65:206:58
1113.75:196:58
1213.75:186:59
1313.75:177:00
1413.75:167:01
1513.85:157:02
1613.85:157:02
1713.85:147:03
1813.85:137:04
1913.95:137:05
2013.95:127:05
2113.95:117:06
2213.95:117:07
2314.05:107:08
2414.05:097:08
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2614.05:087:10
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2814.15:077:11
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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 7.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 8.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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47.2Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for ‘Anat al Qadīmah

In seasonPeak

In May, ‘Anat al Qadīmah sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

‘Anat al Qadīmah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is May a good time to visit ‘Anat al Qadīmah?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit ‘Anat al Qadīmah for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for ‘Anat al Qadīmah in May

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

In May, ‘Anat al Qadīmah sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in ‘Anat al Qadīmah in May

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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 ‘Anat al Qadīmah peaks around June 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 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 highHighModerateJun 17UV 10Jan 14UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in ‘Anat al Qadīmah 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 ‘Anat al Qadīmah is worst in July — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 34 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorPoorJul 1787 µg/m³Nov 2035 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May69Unhealthy
Jun77Unhealthy
Jul89Unhealthy
Aug79Unhealthy
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct46Poor
Nov34Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is ‘Anat al Qadīmah?

‘Anat al Qadīmah sits at 34.5°N, 41.9°E, 171 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is ‘Anah, 12 km away.

ḨadīthahAl Qā’imĀlbū KamālHajīnHītSubaykhānAl Mayādīn

Topography around ‘Anat al Qadīmah

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of ‘Anat al Qadīmah.

Within 3 km, the terrain around ‘Anat al Qadīmah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m.

The land around ‘Anat al Qadīmah is covered by bare terrain (65%) and water (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (76%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
334 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: ‘Anah 12 km · Ḩadīthah 54 km · Al Qā’im 88 km · Ālbū Kamāl 94 km · Hajīn 105 km · Hīt 123 km · Subaykhān 130 km · Al Mayādīn 149 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 ‘Anat al Qadīmah (34.4693°, 41.9422°, elevation 171 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).