Ţūz Khūrmātū weather in May

In May, Ţūz Khūrmātū sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.4 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 31°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 Ţūz Khūrmātū's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ţūz Khūrmātū's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:03 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
29%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Ţūz Khūrmātū 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 31°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ţūz Khūrmātū reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 39°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)
13118
23118
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43118
53218
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303823
313823

How May really feels in Ţūz Khūrmātū

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 25 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
25
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.

Ţūz Khūrmātū 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
Jan14° / 758.49.94.5
Feb16° / 64810.75.4
Mar21° / 10°607.111.77.2
Apr27° / 15°39512.97.2
May34° / 21°102.413.83.5
Jun40° / 26°00.114.30.2
Jul43° / 29°00.114.10.0
Aug43° / 28°0013.30.0
Sep39° / 24°10.112.21.0
Oct32° / 19°232.111.15.2
Nov22° / 12°505.310.27.7
Dec16° / 727.59.75.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% 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 (%)
17327
27228
37327
47327
57327
67525
77525
87723
97723
107822
117921
128020
138218
148218
158416
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198713
208713
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238911
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258911
269010
279010
28928
29928
30937
31937

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ţūz Khūrmātū gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
114
214
314
414
513
613
712
812
911
1011
1110
129
139
148
157
167
176
186
195
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214
224
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244
253
263
273
283
292
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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188111
288111
388111
488111
588111
688111
788102
888102
988102
108992
118992
129181
139181
149271
159271
169361
179361
189451
199451
209451
219541
229541
239541
249730
259730
269730
279820
289820
299820
309910
319910

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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3112light 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 5:17 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:176:40
213.45:166:41
313.45:156:42
413.55:146:43
513.55:136:44
613.55:126:44
713.65:116:45
813.65:106:46
913.65:096:47
1013.75:086:48
1113.75:076:48
1213.75:066:49
1313.75:056:50
1413.85:056:51
1513.85:046:52
1613.85:036:52
1713.85:026:53
1813.95:026:54
1913.95:016:55
2013.95:006:55
2113.95:006:56
2214.04:596:57
2314.04:586:58
2414.04:586:58
2514.04:576:59
2614.14:577:00
2714.14:567:01
2814.14:567:01
2914.14:557:02
3014.14:557:03
3114.14:547:03

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
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177.4Intense
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287.7Intense
297.7Intense
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317.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ţūz Khūrmātū

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
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May
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Is May a good time to visit Ţūz Khūrmātū?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ţūz Khūrmātū in May

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

In May, Ţūz Khūrmātū sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ţūz Khūrmātū 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 Ţūz Khūrmātū 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 Ţūz Khūrmātū 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 Ţūz Khūrmātū 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 Ţūz Khūrmātū?

Ţūz Khūrmātū sits at 34.9°N, 44.6°E, 227 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Kifrī, 37 km away.

Tāzah KhūrmātūKirkukKelarShūrashJamjamālAl-'AlamKhānaqīn

Topography around Ţūz Khūrmātū

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ţūz Khūrmātū has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 239 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,782 m.

The land around Ţūz Khūrmātū is covered by bare terrain (35%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, bare terrain (41%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (38%), grassland (30%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
221 m
80 km
1,782 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Kifrī 37 km · Tāzah Khūrmātū 54 km · Kirkuk 68 km · Kelar 69 km · Shūrash 72 km · Jamjamāl 74 km · Al-'Alam 88 km · Khānaqīn 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 Ţūz Khūrmātū (34.8881°, 44.6326°, elevation 227 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).