Weather in Sulaymaniyah in May 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Sulaymaniyah in May
The temperature in May is +26°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +35°C during the day and a minimum of +8°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 44% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +23°C to +35°C.
Is Sulaymaniyah warm or cold in May?
Sulaymaniyah is typically warm in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +21°C to +28°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +8°C to +13°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Sulaymaniyah:
Climate in Sulaymaniyah in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +28°C | +35°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -3°C | +1°C | +11°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +34°C | +38°C | +43°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 67 mm | 22 mm | 1 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 62% | 48% | 27% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1005 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 17 | 28 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 2 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May weather is still as good as in April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +21°C to +28°C during the day. As May arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 67 mm to 22 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 62% to 48%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in May, from 11 to 17.
June brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Sulaymaniyah is gradually increasing during May, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Sulaymaniyah?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Sulaymaniyah in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+26°C) and the highest in 2020 (+43°C). The driest year was 1988 with only 1 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1993 with 91 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Sulaymaniyah, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.