Kifrī weather in May

In May, Kifrī sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.9 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 71% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kifrī's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kifrī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:02 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
29%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Kifrī is Town 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 Kifrī 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)
13119
23219
33219
43219
53219
63320
73320
83320
93320
103420
113421
123421
133421
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193622
203622
213723
223723
233723
243723
253823
263824
273824
283824
293824
303924
313925

How May really feels in Kifrī

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.

Kifrī 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° / 748.39.94.8
Feb17° / 627.710.75.7
Mar22° / 11°616.911.77.4
Apr28° / 16°354.712.86.9
May35° / 22°81.913.83.0
Jun41° / 27°00.114.30.1
Jul44° / 29°0014.10.0
Aug44° / 29°0013.30.0
Sep40° / 25°10.112.20.7
Oct32° / 20°20211.14.8
Nov23° / 12°475.410.27.8
Dec17° / 717.59.75.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57525
67525
77624
87723
97822
107921
118020
128020
138218
148218
158416
168416
178515
188614
198713
208713
218713
228812
238812
248812
258911
269010
279010
289010
29919
30928
31937

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kifrī gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
113
213
312
412
512
611
710
810
99
109
118
127
137
146
156
165
175
184
194
203
213
223
233
242
252
262
272
282
292
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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
187121
287121
386122
486122
586122
687112
787112
888102
988102
108992
119091
129181
139271
149271
159361
169361
179451
189451
199640
209640
219640
229730
239730
249730
259730
269820
279820
289820
299910
309910
319910

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2715light breeze
2815light breeze
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3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:16 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:166:39
213.45:156:39
313.45:146:40
413.55:136:41
513.55:126:42
613.55:116:43
713.65:106:43
813.65:096:44
913.65:086:45
1013.65:076:46
1113.75:066:47
1213.75:056:48
1313.75:056:48
1413.85:046:49
1513.85:036:50
1613.85:026:51
1713.85:016:51
1813.95:016:52
1913.95:006:53
2013.94:596:54
2113.94:596:55
2214.04:586:55
2314.04:576:56
2414.04:576:57
2514.04:566:57
2614.04:566:58
2714.14:556:59
2814.14:557:00
2914.14:547:00
3014.14:547:01
3114.14:547:02

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.4Intense
167.4Intense
177.5Intense
187.5Intense
197.5Intense
207.5Intense
217.6Intense
227.6Intense
237.6Intense
247.7Intense
257.7Intense
267.7Intense
277.7Intense
287.7Intense
297.8Intense
307.8Intense
317.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kifrī

In seasonPeak

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

Kifrī 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 Kifrī?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kifrī in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kifrī in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kifrī peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kifrī 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 Kifrī is worst in May — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorMay 1652 µg/m³Nov 1943 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar52Poor
Apr50Poor
May53Poor
Jun49Poor
Jul47Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct46Poor
Nov43Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kifrī?

Kifrī sits at 34.7°N, 45.0°E, 229 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Kelar, 33 km away.

KhānaqīnQaşr-e ShīrīnAl MiqdādīyahSarpol-e Z̄ahābTāzah KhūrmātūShūrash

Topography around Kifrī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kifrī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 235 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,759 m.

The land around Kifrī is covered by bare terrain (42%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (43%), grassland (30%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), bare terrain (35%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
334 m
80 km
1,759 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Kelar 33 km · Ţūz Khūrmātū 37 km · Khānaqīn 55 km · Qaşr-e Shīrīn 60 km · Al Miqdādīyah 79 km · Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb 86 km · Tāzah Khūrmātū 89 km · Shūrash 92 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 Kifrī (34.6896°, 44.9606°, elevation 229 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).