Jamjamāl weather in May

In May, Jamjamāl sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 21 mm of rain across 4.2 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 27°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Jamjamāl's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jamjamāl's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:01 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
32%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Jamjamāl is city.

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 27°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical May day in Jamjamāl reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12714
22714
32714
42715
52815
62815
72815
82815
92916
102916
112916
122916
133016
143016
153017
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193117
203218
213218
223218
233218
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253318
263319
273319
283419
293419
303419
313419

How May really feels in Jamjamāl

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 10 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
10
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.

Jamjamāl 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 10310.819.93.1
Feb14° / 9510.70.810.73.9
Mar18° / 9210.30.111.75.9
Apr24° / 12°658.2012.97.3
May31° / 17°214.2013.85.7
Jun37° / 22°10.4014.41.9
Jul41° / 26°00014.20.0
Aug41° / 25°00.1013.30.0
Sep36° / 20°10.5012.22.5
Oct29° / 15°353.2011.16.5
Nov20° / 686.8010.17.0
Dec14° / 949.40.29.64.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
27030
37030
47030
57129
67228
77228
87327
97426
107525
117723
127723
137921
148020
158119
168218
178317
188416
198614
208614
218614
228713
238713
248812
258812
268911
279010
289010
299010
30919
31919

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jamjamāl gets around 21 mm of rain over 4.2 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 13% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
423
522
622
721
821
920
1019
1118
1217
1316
1415
1514
1612
1712
1811
1910
209
218
228
237
247
256
266
276
285
295
305
314

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 (%)
1937
2937
3928
4928
5928
6928
7928
8919
9919
10919
11919
12919
13928
14928
15928
16928
17937
18937
19937
20946
21946
22946
23955
24955
25955
26964
27964
28973
29973
30973
31982

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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3110calm

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 5:15 AM to 4:52 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:156:40
213.55:146:41
313.55:136:42
413.55:126:43
513.55:116:44
613.65:106:45
713.65:096:46
813.65:086:46
913.75:076:47
1013.75:066:48
1113.75:056:49
1213.85:046:50
1313.85:036:50
1413.85:026:51
1513.85:026:52
1613.95:016:53
1713.95:006:54
1813.94:596:55
1913.94:596:55
2014.04:586:56
2114.04:576:57
2214.04:576:58
2314.04:566:58
2414.14:556:59
2514.14:557:00
2614.14:547:01
2714.14:547:01
2814.14:537:02
2914.24:537:03
3014.24:527:03
3114.24:527:04

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.4Intense
197.4Intense
207.5Intense
217.5Intense
227.5Intense
237.5Intense
247.6Intense
257.6Intense
267.6Intense
277.6Intense
287.7Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Jamjamāl

In seasonPeak

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

Jamjamāl's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Jamjamāl sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Jamjamāl?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jamjamāl in May

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

In May, Jamjamāl sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jamjamāl 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 Jamjamāl peaks around June 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highModerateJun 17UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Jamjamāl 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 Jamjamāl is worst in March — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2345 µg/m³Nov 2332 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar45Poor
Apr45Poor
May44Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov32Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jamjamāl?

Jamjamāl sits at 35.5°N, 44.8°E, 705 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Shūrash, 2.0 km away.

Tāzah KhūrmātūSulaymaniyahKoysinceqŢūz KhūrmātūQeładizêHajiawa

Topography around Jamjamāl

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jamjamāl has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 718 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 566 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,426 m.

The land around Jamjamāl is covered by cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
566 m
80 km
2,426 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Shūrash 2.0 km · Kirkuk 41 km · Tāzah Khūrmātū 53 km · Sulaymaniyah 54 km · Koysinceq 64 km · Ţūz Khūrmātū 74 km · Qeładizê 77 km · Hajiawa 78 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 Jamjamāl (35.5336°, 44.8343°, elevation 705 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).