Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah weather in May

In May, Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 41°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:10 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
23%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 41°C by the end.

A typical May day in Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 43°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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23622
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43623
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93723
103824
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314227

How May really feels in Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
15 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 213.610.27.1
Feb21° / 112.610.88.1
Mar26° / 14°102.111.88.3
Apr32° / 19°7212.84.8
May39° / 25°40.513.61.0
Jun43° / 28°00140.0
Jul45° / 30°0013.90.0
Aug46° / 30°0013.20.0
Sep42° / 26°0012.20.0
Oct35° / 21°30.411.23.1
Nov26° / 14°162.410.48.1
Dec19° / 163107.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% 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 (%)
17921
27921
37921
47921
57921
67921
78020
88020
98119
108119
118218
128218
138416
148416
158515
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208911
218911
229010
23919
24919
25928
26928
27928
28937
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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35
45
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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193511
293511
393511
494411
594411
693412
794411
894411
994411
1094411
1194411
1294411
1394411
1494411
1595311
1696310
1797300
1897300
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2198200
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2599100
2699100
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2899100
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Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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2015light breeze
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2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 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 5:22 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:226:35
213.25:216:36
313.35:206:37
413.35:196:37
513.35:186:38
613.45:176:39
713.45:166:39
813.45:166:40
913.45:156:41
1013.55:146:42
1113.55:136:42
1213.55:126:43
1313.55:126:44
1413.65:116:44
1513.65:106:45
1613.65:106:46
1713.65:096:46
1813.65:086:47
1913.75:086:48
2013.75:076:48
2113.75:066:49
2213.75:066:50
2313.85:056:50
2413.85:056:51
2513.85:046:52
2613.85:046:52
2713.85:046:53
2813.85:036:54
2913.95:036:54
3013.95:026:55
3113.95:026:55

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
117.4Intense
127.4Intense
137.5Intense
147.5Intense
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167.5Intense
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287.7Intense
297.8Intense
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317.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah

In seasonPeak

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

Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah?

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

1.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah.

What to pack for Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah in May

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

In May, Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah 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 Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah peaks around June 15 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah 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 Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah is worst in May — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyUnhealthyMay 1475 µg/m³Nov 1753 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr72Unhealthy
May76Unhealthy
Jun67Unhealthy
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep61Unhealthy
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov52Poor
Dec60Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah?

Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah sits at 31.6°N, 44.6°E, 21 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Nahiyat Ghammas, 18 km away.

Al DiwaniyahAr RumaythahKufaNajafAs Samawah

Topography around Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m.

The land around Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah is covered by bare terrain (44%) and cropland (43%) within 3 km, bare terrain (54%) and cropland (42%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (68%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
58 m
80 km
244 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Nahiyat Ghammas 18 km · Al Mishkhāb 29 km · Ash Shāmīyah 42 km · Al Diwaniyah 53 km · Ar Rumaythah 53 km · Kufa 56 km · Najaf 57 km · As Samawah 68 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 Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah (31.5838°, 44.6467°, elevation 21 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).