Khasnahzān weather in May

In May, Khasnahzān sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 39 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Khasnahzān's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khasnahzān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:02 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
35%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Khasnahzān reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°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)
12513
22513
32513
42513
52613
62614
72614
82614
92714
102714
112715
122715
132815
142815
152815
162915
172916
182916
192916
203016
213016
223017
233017
243117
253117
263117
273217
283218
293218
303218
313218

How May really feels in Khasnahzān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 3 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
3
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.

Khasnahzān weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 12111.82.89.82.3
Feb12° / 11711.82.610.63.0
Mar16° / 12112.30.511.75.0
Apr22° / 11°8910.60.112.96.7
May29° / 15°396.9013.96.4
Jun35° / 21°20.9014.43.1
Jul39° / 24°10.3014.20.5
Aug39° / 24°00.2013.40.5
Sep35° / 19°20.7012.23.4
Oct28° / 14°384.6011.17.0
Nov19° / 807.90.110.16.4
Dec12° / 1069.91.19.63.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
27030
37030
47129
57129
67228
77327
87426
97525
107624
117723
127822
137921
148020
158020
168218
178218
188416
198416
208416
218515
228614
238614
248713
258713
268713
278812
288812
298812
309010
319010

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Khasnahzān gets around 39 mm of rain over 6.9 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 22% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
331
431
531
630
729
829
928
1027
1126
1225
1324
1423
1522
1622
1721
1820
1919
2019
2118
2217
2316
2415
2514
2613
2713
2812
2911
3010
319

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7946
8946
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16955
17955
18955
19955
20964
21964
22964
23964
24973
25973
26973
27982
28982
29982
30982
31991

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 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 5:17 AM to 4:53 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:176:44
213.55:166:45
313.55:156:46
413.65:146:47
513.65:136:48
613.65:126:49
713.75:106:49
813.75:096:50
913.75:086:51
1013.75:086:52
1113.85:076:53
1213.85:066:54
1313.85:056:55
1413.95:046:55
1513.95:036:56
1613.95:026:57
1713.95:016:58
1814.05:016:59
1914.05:007:00
2014.04:597:00
2114.04:597:01
2214.14:587:02
2314.14:577:03
2414.14:577:04
2514.14:567:04
2614.24:557:05
2714.24:557:06
2814.24:547:06
2914.24:547:07
3014.24:537:08
3114.34:537:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 7.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.4Intense
207.4Intense
217.4Intense
227.5Intense
237.5Intense
247.5Intense
257.6Intense
267.6Intense
277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Khasnahzān

In seasonPeak

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

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

Khasnahzān 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 Khasnahzān?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Khasnahzān in May

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

In May, Khasnahzān sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khasnahzān 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 Khasnahzān peaks around June 16 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 16UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Khasnahzān 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 Khasnahzān is worst in March — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorMar 2349 µg/m³Dec 1736 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr49Poor
May47Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct42Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Khasnahzān?

Khasnahzān sits at 36.2°N, 44.1°E, 664 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Erbil, 12 km away.

Ṟuwandiz

Topography around Khasnahzān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khasnahzān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m around an average of 604 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 715 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,240 m.

The land around Khasnahzān is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
239 m
16 km
715 m
80 km
3,240 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Erbil 12 km · Baḥarkah 16 km · Pīrmām 21 km · Shaqlāwah 28 km · Ḩarir 43 km · Koysinceq 46 km · Khalīfān 51 km · Ṟuwandiz 57 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 Khasnahzān (36.2009°, 44.1424°, elevation 664 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).