Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Rawah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (49 °F) and 36 °C (97 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (25 °F) or can rise to as high as 48 °C (119 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 142 mm (5.6 inches) and receives 23 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Rawah enjoys an average of 3846 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 52 minutes to 14 hours 24 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Rawah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 36 °C (91 - 97 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 12 °C (49 - 53 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Rawah experiences 190 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 21°C (71°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 46°C (115°F) | 48°C (119°F) | 48°C (118°F) | 46°C (115°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Mean maximum | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 46°C (115°F) | 46°C (115°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 21°C (71°F) |
Average high | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 16°C (62°F) |
Daily mean | 10°C (49°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 12°C (53°F) |
Average low | 5°C (42°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 8°C (46°F) |
Mean minimum | 1°C (34°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 3°C (37°F) |
Minimum | -2°C (29°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 0°C (33°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Rawah, Al Anbar, Iraq with other places around the world.
Rawah usually has the most precipitation in March, April and December, with an average of 4 rainy days and 26 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Rawah are June, July and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.7) | 18 (0.7) | 33 (1.3) | 22 (0.9) | 10 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 14 (0.5) | 24 (0.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Rawah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 33 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Rawah: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 222 | 263 | 317 | 338 | 381 | 383 | 390 | 370 | 336 | 308 | 273 | 260 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 7m | 10h 56m | 11h 58m | 13h 3m | 13h 57m | 14h 24m | 14h 10m | 13h 23m | 12h 21m | 11h 16m | 10h 21m | 9h 52m |
Rawah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, 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 Rawah UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 |