Zaxo weather in May

In May, Zaxo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 35 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 Zaxo's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaxo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:06 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
36%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Zaxo is city and centre of the Zakho District in Iraqi Kurdistan.

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 23°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical May day in Zaxo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 31°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)
12210
22310
32310
42310
52310
62311
72411
82411
92411
102411
112511
122512
132512
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202713
212713
222813
232813
242814
252914
262914
272914
282914
293014
303015
313015

How May really feels in Zaxo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Zaxo 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
Jan / -2°11310.35.69.71.4
Feb10° / -1°10811.35.610.62.0
Mar14° / 11612.32.911.74.0
Apr20° / 8410.30.212.96.3
May26° / 12°3560147.4
Jun33° / 17°20.6014.54.5
Jul37° / 21°10.2014.31.9
Aug37° / 20°10.1013.42.3
Sep32° / 15°10.4012.35.6
Oct25° / 11°2940118.0
Nov16° / 667.10.7105.7
Dec10° / -0°1059.93.59.52.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36733
46733
56832
66931
76931
87129
97228
107228
117426
127426
137624
147624
157822
167822
178020
188020
198020
208218
218218
228218
238416
248416
258515
268614
278614
288713
298812
308911
319010

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Zaxo gets around 35 mm of rain over 6 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 19% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
228
328
427
527
626
726
826
925
1024
1124
1223
1322
1421
1521
1620
1719
1818
1917
2016
2115
2214
2313
2412
2511
2610
279
288
297
306
315

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:52 PM to 7:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:216:52
213.55:206:53
313.65:196:53
413.65:186:54
513.65:176:55
613.75:166:56
713.75:156:57
813.75:136:58
913.85:126:59
1013.85:117:00
1113.85:107:01
1213.95:107:02
1313.95:097:02
1413.95:087:03
1514.05:077:04
1614.05:067:05
1714.05:057:06
1814.05:047:07
1914.15:047:08
2014.15:037:08
2114.15:027:09
2214.15:017:10
2314.25:017:11
2414.25:007:12
2514.25:007:12
2614.24:597:13
2714.34:587:14
2814.34:587:15
2914.34:577:15
3014.34:577:16
3114.34:567:17

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.23 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.3Intense
227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.4Intense
257.4Intense
267.4Intense
277.5Intense
287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.6Intense
317.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Zaxo

In seasonPeak

None of Zaxo's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Zaxo?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Zaxo for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Zaxo in May

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

In May, Zaxo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Zaxo 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 Zaxo peaks around June 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highHighModerateJun 17UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Zaxo 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 Zaxo is worst in May — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1230 µg/m³Dec 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zaxo?

Zaxo sits at 37.1°N, 42.7°E, 439 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Silopi, 22 km away.

Topography around Zaxo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaxo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m around an average of 469 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 875 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,101 m.

The land around Zaxo is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
224 m
16 km
875 m
80 km
3,101 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Silopi 22 km · Batifa 29 km · Sumayl 35 km · Simele 35 km · Dihok 41 km · Şırnak 45 km · Al Mālikīyah 48 km · Cizre 49 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 Zaxo (37.1487°, 42.6859°, elevation 439 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).