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Monthly climate in As Salman, Iraq

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification As Salman features a hot desert climate (BWh). Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 38 °C (100 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (26 °F) or can rise to as high as 49 °C (121 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 88 mm (3.5 inches) and receives 14 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. As Salman enjoys an average of 3860 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 11 minutes to 14 hours 4 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in As Salman, Iraq

The warmest months in As Salman are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 35 to 38 °C (96 - 100 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 14 °C (53 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, As Salman experiences 215 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 As Salman. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum27°C
(80°F)		30°C
(86°F)		41°C
(106°F)		41°C
(106°F)		45°C
(113°F)		48°C
(120°F)		49°C
(121°F)		48°C
(119°F)		47°C
(116°F)		44°C
(111°F)		35°C
(96°F)		29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum24°C
(75°F)		27°C
(80°F)		33°C
(92°F)		38°C
(101°F)		44°C
(111°F)		46°C
(115°F)		48°C
(119°F)		47°C
(117°F)		46°C
(115°F)		42°C
(108°F)		32°C
(90°F)		26°C
(79°F)
Average high18°C
(64°F)		20°C
(68°F)		25°C
(78°F)		31°C
(88°F)		37°C
(100°F)		42°C
(108°F)		45°C
(113°F)		44°C
(111°F)		42°C
(108°F)		35°C
(95°F)		25°C
(77°F)		20°C
(68°F)
Daily mean12°C
(53°F)		14°C
(58°F)		19°C
(67°F)		25°C
(77°F)		31°C
(88°F)		35°C
(96°F)		38°C
(100°F)		37°C
(98°F)		34°C
(94°F)		28°C
(82°F)		19°C
(66°F)		14°C
(57°F)
Average low7°C
(44°F)		9°C
(48°F)		13°C
(55°F)		18°C
(64°F)		24°C
(75°F)		27°C
(81°F)		30°C
(86°F)		29°C
(84°F)		26°C
(80°F)		21°C
(70°F)		14°C
(57°F)		9°C
(48°F)
Mean minimum1°C
(35°F)		2°C
(35°F)		7°C
(45°F)		12°C
(54°F)		18°C
(65°F)		24°C
(76°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(77°F)		22°C
(72°F)		14°C
(58°F)		8°C
(47°F)		3°C
(37°F)
Minimum-2°C
(29°F)		-3°C
(26°F)		4°C
(39°F)		11°C
(51°F)		16°C
(61°F)		22°C
(72°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(75°F)		19°C
(66°F)		8°C
(47°F)		5°C
(41°F)		0°C
(33°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in As Salman, Iraq

As Salman usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 2 rainy days and 19 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in As Salman are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in As Salman. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)5 (0.2)16 (0.6)6 (0.2)11 (0.4)5 (0.2)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)5 (0.2)26 (1.0)15 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)121210000133

Monthly sunshine hours in As Salman, Iraq

The sunniest months in As Salman are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 13 minutes a day. Least sunny months in As Salman: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in As Salman. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours230272328335368375381364331317276278
Mean daily daylight hours10h 24m11h 5m11h 59m12h 55m13h 41m14h 4m13h 52m13h 11m12h 18m11h 23m10h 36m10h 11m

Solar UV radiation in As Salman, Iraq

As Salman experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May 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, February and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly As Salman UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for As Salman. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)56910111010109865