Sāmarrā’ Weather in May
Sāmarrā’ in May
The short of it: Sāmarrā’ in May averages a high of 37 °C (98 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 9.0 mm (0.35 in) of rain and about 13 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 37° · low 22° · rain 9.0 mm · daylight 13 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & February
Thirty years of records give Sāmarrā’ an average May high of 37°, a low of 22° and some 9.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 37° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 9.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 56 min in mid-May, 56 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 March and February.
Against its neighbours, Sāmarrā’ runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Balad, 31 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Sāmarrā’, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BaladSalah ad Din | 31 km SE | 36° | 22° | 7.0 mm |
| TikrītSalah ad Din | 50 km NNW | 37° | 22° | 7.0 mm |
| Ad DujaylSalah ad Din | 50 km SE | 36° | 21° | 7.0 mm |
| Al-'AlamSalah ad Din | 60 km NNW | 37° | 22° | 6.0 mm |
| HabhabDiyala | 73 km SE | 37° | 21° | 6.0 mm |
| KhālişDiyala | 74 km SE | 37° | 21° | 6.0 mm |
| BaqubahDiyala | 83 km SE | 37° | 22° | 6.0 mm |
| Ţūz KhūrmātūSalah ad Din | 103 km NE | 36° | 21° | 5.0 mm |