Balad Weather in May
Balad in May
The short of it: Balad in May averages a high of 36 °C (97 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 7.0 mm (0.28 in) of rain and about 13 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 36° · low 22° · rain 7.0 mm · daylight 13 h 55 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & November
Thirty years of records give Balad an average May high of 36°, a low of 22° and some 7.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 36° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 7.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 55 min in mid-May, 55 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and November.
Against its neighbours, Balad runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Ad Dujayl, 20 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Balad, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ad DujaylSalah ad Din | 20 km SSE | 36° | 21° | 7.0 mm |
| Sāmarrā’Salah ad Din | 31 km NW | 37° | 22° | 9.0 mm |
| HabhabDiyala | 42 km SE | 37° | 21° | 6.0 mm |
| KhālişDiyala | 43 km ESE | 37° | 21° | 6.0 mm |
| BaqubahDiyala | 51 km SE | 37° | 22° | 6.0 mm |
| SarājīqDiyala | 55 km E | 37° | 21° | 6.0 mm |
| Al MiqdādīyahDiyala | 73 km E | 36° | 22° | 6.0 mm |
| Sadr CityBaghdad | 75 km SSE | 37° | 22° | 7.0 mm |