Najaf Weather in May
Najaf in May
The short of it: Najaf in May averages a high of 38 °C (100 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 4.0 mm (0.16 in) of rain and about 13 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 38° · low 24° · rain 4.0 mm · daylight 13 h 47 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & February
Thirty years of records give Najaf an average May high of 38°, a low of 24° and some 4.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 38° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 4.0 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 47 min in mid-May, 51 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 February.
Against its neighbours, Najaf runs about middling and about as wet in May. Kufa, 9 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Najaf, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KufaNajaf | 9 km ENE | 38° | 23° | 4.0 mm |
| Ash ShāmīyahAl-Qadisiyah | 25 km ESE | 38° | 23° | 5.0 mm |
| Al MishkhābNajaf | 28 km SSE | 38° | 24° | 4.0 mm |
| Nahiyat GhammasAl-Qadisiyah | 41 km SE | 38° | 24° | 4.0 mm |
| Al-QāsimBabil | 44 km NE | 38° | 23° | 5.0 mm |
| Al HillahBabil | 49 km N | 38° | 23° | 4.0 mm |
| Al DiwaniyahAl-Qadisiyah | 55 km E | 39° | 23° | 6.0 mm |
| Abu GharaqBabil | 56 km N | 38° | 23° | 4.0 mm |