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Monthly climate in Rawah, Iraq

Last updated: July 31, 2025

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.

Monthly average temperatures in Rawah, Iraq

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).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Rawah. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum21°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 maximum18°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 high14°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 mean10°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 low5°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 minimum1°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)

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Monthly average precipitation in Rawah, Iraq

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.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Rawah. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)344410000034

Monthly sunshine hours in Rawah, Iraq

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.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Rawah. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours222263317338381383390370336308273260
Mean daily daylight hours10h 7m10h 56m11h 58m13h 3m13h 57m14h 24m14h 10m13h 23m12h 21m11h 16m10h 21m9h 52m

Solar UV radiation in Rawah, Iraq

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.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Rawah. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)468911111099753