Basrah Weather in May
Basrah in May
The short of it: Basrah in May averages a high of 39 °C (101 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 13 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 39° · low 24° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 13 h 41 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & November
Thirty years of records give Basrah an average May high of 39°, a low of 24° and some 6.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 39° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 6.0 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 41 min in mid-May, 48 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 February and November.
Against its neighbours, Basrah runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Al Hārithah, 9 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Basrah, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al HārithahBasra | 9 km NNW | 38° | 24° | 7.0 mm |
| Abū al-KahṣībBasra | 12 km SE | 39° | 24° | 5.0 mm |
| Az ZubayrBasra | 15 km SSW | 39° | 24° | 6.0 mm |
| KhorramshahrKhuzestan | 39 km E | 40° | 24° | 4.0 mm |
| ŞafwānBasra | 44 km S | 40° | 24° | 5.0 mm |
| MīnūshahrKhuzestan | 46 km ESE | 40° | 24° | 4.0 mm |
| Mazāri‘ al ‘AbdalīAl Jahra Governorate | 52 km S | 40° | 24° | 4.0 mm |
| AbadanKhuzestan | 54 km ESE | 40° | 25° | 4.0 mm |