Iraq in May: where is it warmest?
In May, Basra is the warmest place with 41 °C by day, Sulaymaniyah the coolest with 28 °C. 3 of 7 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in May, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
Iraq in May: quick answers
Iraq in May: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in May are Basra (41 °C), Baghdad (38 °C) and Karbala (38 °C).
Iraq in May: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in May – warm, sunny and dry – is in Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and Mosul.
Iraq month by month
Iraq: weather & best time to visit
Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences