Az Zubayr weather in May

In May, Az Zubayr sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 13.5 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 73% 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 Az Zubayr's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Az Zubayr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:00 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
25%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Az Zubayr is 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 37°C in the first days to 43°C by the end.

A typical May day in Az Zubayr 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)
13724
23724
33724
43824
53825
63825
73825
83825
93925
103925
113926
123926
134026
144026
154026
164027
174127
184127
194127
204127
214127
224228
234228
244228
254228
264328
274328
284329
294329
304329
314429

How May really feels in Az Zubayr

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.

Az Zubayr 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° / 334.710.37.2
Feb22° / 11°183.110.98.2
Mar27° / 15°243.211.87.8
Apr33° / 21°101.912.74.1
May40° / 26°50.713.50.5
Jun45° / 30°00.113.90.0
Jul47° / 32°00.113.80.0
Aug47° / 31°10.113.10.0
Sep43° / 28°00.212.20.0
Oct36° / 22°7111.32.4
Nov27° / 15°323.610.57.6
Dec20° / 10°314.410.17.6

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 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27624
37624
47624
57723
67723
77822
87921
98020
108020
118020
128218
138218
148218
158317
168416
178416
188515
198614
208614
218713
228812
238812
248812
259010
269010
27919
28919
29928
30937
31937

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Az Zubayr gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.7 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 2% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
45
55
65
74
84
94
103
113
123
132
142
152
162
171
181
191
201
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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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1841141
2841141
3851041
4851041
5851041
686941
787931
888831
988831
1088831
1189731
1289731
1389731
1492620
1592620
1692620
1793520
1893520
1994420
2094420
2196310
2296310
2396310
2497210
2597210
2697210
2797210
2897210
2997210
3097210
3197210

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
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light 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 5:11 AM to 4:53 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:116:21
213.25:116:22
313.25:106:23
413.25:096:23
513.35:086:24
613.35:076:25
713.35:066:25
813.35:056:26
913.45:056:27
1013.45:046:27
1113.45:036:28
1213.45:026:29
1313.55:026:29
1413.55:016:30
1513.55:006:31
1613.55:006:31
1713.64:596:32
1813.64:586:33
1913.64:586:33
2013.64:576:34
2113.64:576:35
2213.74:566:35
2313.74:566:36
2413.74:556:36
2513.74:556:37
2613.74:546:38
2713.74:546:38
2813.84:546:39
2913.84:536:39
3013.84:536:40
3113.84:536:41

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.45 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.4Intense
147.4Intense
157.4Intense
167.5Intense
177.5Intense
187.5Intense
197.5Intense
207.6Intense
217.6Intense
227.6Intense
237.6Intense
247.7Intense
257.7Intense
267.7Intense
277.7Intense
287.7Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Az Zubayr

In seasonPeak

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

Az Zubayr sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Az Zubayr?

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
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Az Zubayr.

What to pack for Az Zubayr in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Az Zubayr 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 Az Zubayr peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 23UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Az Zubayr 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 Az Zubayr is worst in April — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyApr 1170 µg/m³Jun 2254 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan68Unhealthy
Feb64Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun54Poor
Jul55Poor
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep62Unhealthy
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov62Unhealthy
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Az Zubayr?

Az Zubayr sits at 30.4°N, 47.7°E, 13 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Basrah, 15 km away.

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Topography around Az Zubayr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Az Zubayr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m.

The land around Az Zubayr is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and bare terrain (39%) within 3 km, bare terrain (82%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
145 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Basrah 15 km · Al Başrah al Qadīmah 16 km · Abū al-Kahṣīb 18 km · Al Hārithah 22 km · Şafwān 31 km · Umm Qaşr 45 km · Khorramshahr 47 km · Abadan 58 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 Az Zubayr (30.3921°, 47.7017°, elevation 13 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).