Karbala Weather in May
Karbala in May
The short of it: Karbala in May averages a high of 38 °C (100 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 13 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 38° · low 24° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 13 h 49 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & March
Thirty years of records give Karbala an average May high of 38°, a low of 24° and some 6.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 38° 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 49 min in mid-May, 52 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 November and March.
Against its neighbours, Karbala runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Al Hindīyah, 20 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Karbala, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al HindīyahKarbala | 20 km ESE | 37° | 23° | 5.0 mm |
| Saddat al HindīyahBabil | 26 km ENE | 37° | 23° | 5.0 mm |
| Al-MusayabBabil | 31 km NE | 37° | 23° | 5.0 mm |
| Abu GharaqBabil | 31 km ESE | 38° | 23° | 4.0 mm |
| Al MaḩāwīlBabil | 36 km E | 38° | 23° | 4.0 mm |
| Al HillahBabil | 41 km ESE | 38° | 23° | 4.0 mm |
| Nāḩiyat al IskandarīyahBabil | 43 km NE | 38° | 22° | 5.0 mm |
| Al MaḩmūdīyahBaghdad | 59 km NNE | 37° | 22° | 6.0 mm |