Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Hamzah 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 101 mm (4.0 inches) and receives 17 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Hamzah enjoys an average of 3855 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 6 minutes to 14 hours 10 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Al Hamzah 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 15 °C (56 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Hamzah experiences 227 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 47°C (117°F) | 50°C (122°F) | 52°C (126°F) | 51°C (123°F) | 50°C (122°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Mean maximum | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 45°C (114°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 (78°F) |
Average high | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 27°C (80°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 (98°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Daily mean | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 32°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 low | 8°C (46°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (84°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 minimum | 2°C (36°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Minimum | -1°C (31°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 2°C (37°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Al Hamzah, Al Qādisīyah, Iraq with other places around the world.
Al Hamzah usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 3 rainy days and 21 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Hamzah are June, July and August. 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) | 11 (0.4) | 22 (0.9) | 11 (0.4) | 11 (0.4) | 3 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 28 (1.1) | 15 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Al Hamzah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Hamzah: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 227 | 266 | 326 | 332 | 369 | 379 | 386 | 367 | 332 | 313 | 276 | 275 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 19m | 11h 3m | 11h 59m | 12h 57m | 13h 46m | 14h 10m | 13h 57m | 13h 15m | 12h 19m | 11h 21m | 10h 31m | 10h 6m |
Al Hamzah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, 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 Al Hamzah 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 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |