Bayjī weather in May

In May, Bayjī sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.4 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 32°C in the first days to 38°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 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bayjī's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bayjī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:08 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
27%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Bayjī is city in northern 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 32°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bayjī reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 40°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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43219
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How May really feels in Bayjī

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 28 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
28
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.

Bayjī 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
Jan14° / 396.69.94.8
Feb17° / 32610.76.1
Mar22° / 11°355.511.77.7
Apr28° / 16°23412.96.9
May35° / 22°61.413.83.1
Jun41° / 27°0014.30.1
Jul43° / 29°00.114.10.0
Aug43° / 29°0013.30.0
Sep39° / 24°0012.20.9
Oct32° / 19°151.911.15.1
Nov22° / 12°274.310.27.9
Dec16° / 355.89.75.8

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 (%)
17327
27426
37525
47525
57525
67525
77723
87723
97822
108020
118020
128119
138218
148317
158515
168515
178614
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198812
208812
218911
228911
239010
249010
25919
26919
27919
28928
29928
30928
31937

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bayjī gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.4 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
210
310
49
59
68
78
87
97
106
116
125
135
144
154
164
173
183
193
203
212
222
232
242
252
262
272
281
291
301
311

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188102
288102
388102
488102
588102
688102
788102
888102
98992
108992
119082
129082
139172
149271
159361
169451
179451
189451
199541
209541
219631
229631
239631
249721
259721
269721
279721
289910
299910
309910
319910

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 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 5:22 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:226:45
213.45:216:46
313.55:196:47
413.55:186:47
513.55:176:48
613.55:166:49
713.65:156:50
813.65:146:51
913.65:136:51
1013.75:136:52
1113.75:126:53
1213.75:116:54
1313.75:106:55
1413.85:096:55
1513.85:086:56
1613.85:086:57
1713.95:076:58
1813.95:066:59
1913.95:056:59
2013.95:057:00
2113.95:047:01
2214.05:037:02
2314.05:037:02
2414.05:027:03
2514.05:027:04
2614.15:017:05
2714.15:017:05
2814.15:007:06
2914.15:007:07
3014.14:597:07
3114.24:597:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.44 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
137.4Intense
147.4Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bayjī

In seasonPeak

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

Bayjī sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Bayjī?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bayjī. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bayjī in May

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

In May, Bayjī sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bayjī 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 Bayjī peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 14UV 10Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul5Moderate
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bayjī 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 Bayjī is worst in July — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1956 µg/m³Nov 2042 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr49Poor
May52Poor
Jun54Poor
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug55Unhealthy
Sep51Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bayjī?

Bayjī sits at 34.9°N, 43.5°E, 115 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al-'Alam, 31 km away.

Ash SharqātTāzah KhūrmātūSāmarrā’KirkukŢūz KhūrmātūBalad

Topography around Bayjī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bayjī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m.

The land around Bayjī is covered by bare terrain (37%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, bare terrain (56%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
376 m
80 km
463 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Al-'Alam 31 km · Tikrīt 39 km · Ash Sharqāt 70 km · Tāzah Khūrmātū 87 km · Sāmarrā’ 89 km · Kirkuk 102 km · Ţūz Khūrmātū 104 km · Balad 118 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 Bayjī (34.9291°, 43.4888°, elevation 115 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).