Mosul Weather in May
Mosul in May
The short of it: Mosul in May averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 20 °C (67 °F), with 25 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 20° · rain 25 mm · daylight 14 h 5 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & April
May in Mosul brings afternoons near 32° and nights around 20°, with about 25 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 25 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 5 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 November and April.
Against its neighbours, Mosul runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Al Mawşil al Jadīdah, 1 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Mosul, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 23 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Mawşil al JadīdahNineveh | 1 km WSW | 33° | 19° | 24 mm |
| TallkayfNineveh | 17 km N | 33° | 19° | 30 mm |
| BarţalahNineveh | 24 km E | 33° | 18° | 24 mm |
| Al-HamdaniyaNineveh | 24 km ESE | 33° | 18° | 23 mm |
| Kays Qal‘ahNineveh | 37 km NNE | 31° | 17° | 33 mm |
| XebatErbil | 50 km E | 32° | 18° | 20 mm |
| SīnahDuhok | 53 km N | 30° | 17° | 43 mm |
| DihokDuhok | 60 km N | 30° | 17° | 44 mm |