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Monthly climate in As Samawah, Iraq

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification As Samawah features a hot desert climate (BWh). Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (56 °F) and 40 °C (104 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -1 °C (31 °F) or can rise to as high as 52 °C (126 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 90 mm (3.5 inches) and receives 15 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. As Samawah enjoys an average of 3861 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 8 minutes to 14 hours 8 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in As Samawah, Iraq

The warmest months in As Samawah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 37 to 40 °C (99 - 104 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 16 °C (56 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, As Samawah experiences 230 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 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 Samawah. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum27°C
(81°F)		30°C
(86°F)		42°C
(108°F)		43°C
(110°F)		46°C
(116°F)		50°C
(122°F)		52°C
(126°F)		50°C
(123°F)		50°C
(122°F)		44°C
(111°F)		36°C
(97°F)		29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum24°C
(75°F)		28°C
(82°F)		34°C
(93°F)		40°C
(104°F)		45°C
(113°F)		48°C
(118°F)		50°C
(123°F)		49°C
(121°F)		48°C
(119°F)		43°C
(110°F)		33°C
(92°F)		26°C
(79°F)
Average high19°C
(67°F)		22°C
(71°F)		27°C
(81°F)		33°C
(91°F)		39°C
(103°F)		44°C
(112°F)		47°C
(117°F)		46°C
(115°F)		44°C
(112°F)		37°C
(99°F)		27°C
(80°F)		21°C
(70°F)
Daily mean13°C
(56°F)		16°C
(60°F)		21°C
(70°F)		26°C
(80°F)		33°C
(91°F)		37°C
(99°F)		40°C
(104°F)		39°C
(102°F)		36°C
(97°F)		29°C
(85°F)		21°C
(69°F)		15°C
(59°F)
Average low8°C
(46°F)		10°C
(50°F)		14°C
(58°F)		19°C
(67°F)		25°C
(78°F)		29°C
(85°F)		32°C
(89°F)		30°C
(87°F)		28°C
(83°F)		22°C
(72°F)		15°C
(60°F)		10°C
(50°F)
Mean minimum2°C
(37°F)		4°C
(39°F)		8°C
(47°F)		14°C
(58°F)		20°C
(69°F)		26°C
(80°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(81°F)		24°C
(76°F)		16°C
(61°F)		10°C
(50°F)		4°C
(40°F)
Minimum-1°C
(31°F)		-1°C
(31°F)		5°C
(40°F)		11°C
(53°F)		18°C
(65°F)		24°C
(75°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(79°F)		20°C
(68°F)		12°C
(54°F)		8°C
(47°F)		2°C
(37°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in As Samawah, Iraq

As Samawah usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 3 rainy days and 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in As Samawah 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 As Samawah. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)7 (0.3)17 (0.7)8 (0.3)11 (0.4)4 (0.2)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (0.0)28 (1.1)13 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)122210000043

Monthly sunshine hours in As Samawah, Iraq

The sunniest months in As Samawah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 19 minutes a day. Least sunny months in As Samawah: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 36 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in As Samawah. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours229268327333370378385366333314276277
Mean daily daylight hours10h 21m11h 4m11h 59m12h 56m13h 44m14h 8m13h 55m13h 13m12h 19m11h 22m10h 33m10h 8m

Solar UV radiation in As Samawah, Iraq

As Samawah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 12, 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 As Samawah UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for As Samawah. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)56910121110109754