Tallkayf weather in May

In May, Tallkayf sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 35°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 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 Tallkayf's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tallkayf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:06 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
32%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Tallkayf is place in Nineveh, 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 28°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tallkayf reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 36°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)
12815
22815
32816
42816
52916
62916
72916
82917
93017
103017
113017
123017
133118
143118
153118
163218
173218
183219
193319
203319
213319
223319
233420
243420
253420
263520
273520
283521
293521
303621
313621

How May really feels in Tallkayf

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 14 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
14
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.

Tallkayf 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
Jan12° / 8010.29.83.2
Feb14° / 719.610.64.1
Mar18° / 729.111.76.2
Apr24° / 13°507.112.97.5
May32° / 18°193.413.95.1
Jun39° / 24°10.314.41.1
Jul42° / 27°00.114.20.0
Aug42° / 26°0013.40.0
Sep37° / 22°10.212.22.1
Oct30° / 17°212.711.16.3
Nov20° / 10°546.110.17.2
Dec14° / 728.49.64.3

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37228
47228
57426
67426
77624
87723
97822
107921
117921
128119
138218
148317
158416
168416
178515
188515
198515
208614
218713
228713
238713
248713
258812
268911
278911
289010
299010
30919
31919

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tallkayf gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
119
219
318
418
517
617
716
816
915
1015
1114
1213
1313
1412
1511
1611
1710
189
199
208
217
227
236
245
255
264
274
283
293
302
312

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181181
280191
379201
478211
578211
677221
776222
876222
976222
1076222
1176222
1276222
1377212
1477212
1578202
1679192
1779192
1880182
1982171
2083161
2183161
2284151
2385141
2486131
2587121
2688111
2789101
289091
299091
309181
319271

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:21 AM to 4:56 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:216:49
213.55:196:50
313.55:186:51
413.65:176:51
513.65:166:52
613.65:156:53
713.75:146:54
813.75:136:55
913.75:126:56
1013.85:116:57
1113.85:106:58
1213.85:096:58
1313.95:086:59
1413.95:077:00
1513.95:077:01
1613.95:067:02
1714.05:057:03
1814.05:047:04
1914.05:037:04
2014.05:037:05
2114.15:027:06
2214.15:017:07
2314.15:017:08
2414.15:007:08
2514.24:597:09
2614.24:597:10
2714.24:587:11
2814.24:587:11
2914.24:577:12
3014.34:577:13
3114.34:567:13

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.19 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
76.8Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.3Intense
207.4Intense
217.4Intense
227.5Intense
237.5Intense
247.5Intense
257.5Intense
267.6Intense
277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.6Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tallkayf

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Tallkayf?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tallkayf in May

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

In May, Tallkayf sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tallkayf 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 Tallkayf 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 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Tallkayf 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 Tallkayf is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2140 µg/m³Dec 1027 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr39Poor
May38Poor
Jun35Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tallkayf?

Tallkayf sits at 36.5°N, 43.1°E, 279 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Mosul, 17 km away.

'Ākra

Topography around Tallkayf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tallkayf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,135 m.

The land around Tallkayf is covered by cropland (86%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
427 m
80 km
2,135 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Mosul 17 km · Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 18 km · Al-Hamdaniya 34 km · Sīnah 36 km · Dihok 43 km · Simele 47 km · Sumayl 48 km · 'Ākra 73 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 Tallkayf (36.4912°, 43.1211°, elevation 279 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).