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Monthly climate in Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Qa'im features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 36 °C (96 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (26 °F) or can rise to as high as 48 °C (119 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 134 mm (5.3 inches) and receives 24 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Qa'im enjoys an average of 3844 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 52 minutes to 14 hours 24 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq §

The warmest months in Al Qa'im are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 36 °C (91 - 96 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 12 °C (50 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Qa'im experiences 193 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 2 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 48°C
(119°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 46°C
(114°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 43°C
(111°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average high 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Average low 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Mean minimum 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Minimum -2°C
(29°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq §

Al Qa'im usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 4 rainy days and 24 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Qa'im are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13 (0.5) 22 (0.9) 28 (1.1) 22 (0.9) 9 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 20 (0.8) 19 (0.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 4 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq §

The sunniest months in Al Qa'im are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 33 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Qa'im: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 221 262 311 339 382 383 390 368 336 310 275 263
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 7m 10h 56m 11h 58m 13h 3m 13h 57m 14h 24m 14h 10m 13h 22m 12h 21m 11h 17m 10h 21m 9h 52m

Solar UV radiation in Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq §

Al Qa'im experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Al Qa'im UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 6 8 9 11 11 10 10 9 7 5 3