Hīt weather in May

In May, Hīt sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.9 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 32°C in the first days to 38°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 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hīt's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hīt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:13 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
24%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Hīt is city in Anbar Province, 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 Hīt reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 13°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 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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73321
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How May really feels in Hīt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 30 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
30
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.

Hīt 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
Jan15° / 214.1105.3
Feb18° / 193.810.76.8
Mar23° / 11°193.211.78.3
Apr29° / 17°91.912.87.0
May35° / 22°30.913.73.2
Jun40° / 27°0014.20.3
Jul43° / 29°00140.0
Aug43° / 29°0013.20.0
Sep39° / 25°0012.21.1
Oct32° / 19°71.311.25.4
Nov22° / 12°18310.38.2
Dec16° / 2149.86.1

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 (%)
17723
27822
37822
47822
57822
68020
78020
88119
98119
108218
118317
128416
138515
148614
158614
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189010
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21919
22919
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24928
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27928
28937
29937
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Hīt gets around 3 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 6% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
66
75
85
95
104
114
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133
143
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182
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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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19262
29262
39262
49172
59172
69172
79082
89082
99082
109082
119172
129271
139271
149271
159361
169361
179451
189451
199541
209541
219541
229631
239631
249820
259820
269820
279820
289910
299910
309910
319910

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
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715light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
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3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:266:46
213.45:256:46
313.45:246:47
413.45:236:48
513.45:226:49
613.55:216:49
713.55:206:50
813.55:196:51
913.65:186:52
1013.65:186:53
1113.65:176:53
1213.65:166:54
1313.75:156:55
1413.75:146:56
1513.75:146:56
1613.75:136:57
1713.85:126:58
1813.85:116:59
1913.85:116:59
2013.85:107:00
2113.95:097:01
2213.95:097:01
2313.95:087:02
2413.95:087:03
2513.95:077:04
2614.05:077:04
2714.05:067:05
2814.05:067:06
2914.05:057:06
3014.05:057:07
3114.05:057:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.94 kWh/m² to a high of 8.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.5Intense
117.5Intense
127.5Intense
137.5Intense
147.6Intense
157.6Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Hīt

In seasonPeak

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

Hīt sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Hīt?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hīt in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hīt in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hīt peaks around June 15 at about 9 (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 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 9Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep5High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Hīt 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 Hīt is worst in July — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 37 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1669 µg/m³Nov 1838 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May64Unhealthy
Jun64Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug63Unhealthy
Sep52Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Hīt?

Hīt sits at 33.6°N, 42.8°E, 61 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Ramadi, 51 km away.

ḨadīthahAl Fallūjah‘AnahSāmarrā’‘Anat al QadīmahBaladAbū Ghurayb

Topography around Hīt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hīt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m.

The land around Hīt is covered by bare terrain (57%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (87%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
87 m
80 km
316 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ramadi 51 km · Ḩadīthah 69 km · Al Fallūjah 94 km · ‘Anah 113 km · Sāmarrā’ 116 km · ‘Anat al Qadīmah 123 km · Balad 129 km · Abū Ghurayb 131 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 Hīt (33.6366°, 42.8277°, elevation 61 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).