Tikrīt Weather in May
Tikrīt in May
The short of it: Tikrīt in May averages a high of 37 °C (99 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 7.0 mm (0.28 in) of rain and about 13 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 37° · low 22° · rain 7.0 mm · daylight 13 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & February
Thirty years of records give Tikrīt an average May high of 37°, a low of 22° and some 7.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 37° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 7.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 57 min in mid-May, 57 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 December and February.
Against its neighbours, Tikrīt runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Al-'Alam, 10 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Tikrīt, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 10 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-'AlamSalah ad Din | 10 km N | 37° | 22° | 6.0 mm |
| BayjīSalah ad Din | 39 km NNW | 37° | 22° | 5.0 mm |
| Sāmarrā’Salah ad Din | 50 km SSE | 37° | 22° | 9.0 mm |
| AlZwyaSalah ad Din | 76 km NNW | 36° | 22° | 8.0 mm |
| Hawe Ben AleanSalah ad Din | 78 km NNW | 36° | 22° | 8.0 mm |
| BaladSalah ad Din | 79 km SSE | 36° | 22° | 7.0 mm |
| Ţūz KhūrmātūSalah ad Din | 92 km ENE | 36° | 21° | 5.0 mm |
| Tāzah KhūrmātūKirkuk | 97 km NE | 35° | 21° | 8.0 mm |