Erbil Weather in May
Erbil in May
The short of it: Erbil in May averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 24 mm (0.94 in) of rain and about 14 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 19° · rain 24 mm · daylight 14 h 4 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Erbil an average May high of 32°, a low of 19° and some 24 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 24 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 4 min in mid-May, 60 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Erbil runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Khasnahzān, 12 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Erbil, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 35 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KhasnahzānErbil | 12 km E | 31° | 18° | 28 mm |
| BaḥarkahErbil | 14 km N | 31° | 18° | 27 mm |
| PīrmāmErbil | 27 km NE | 29° | 17° | 41 mm |
| XebatErbil | 32 km WNW | 32° | 18° | 20 mm |
| ShaqlāwahErbil | 37 km NE | 27° | 16° | 46 mm |
| ḨarirErbil | 50 km NE | 28° | 16° | 44 mm |
| KoysinceqErbil | 57 km ESE | 31° | 18° | 31 mm |
| Al-HamdaniyaNineveh | 57 km W | 33° | 18° | 23 mm |