Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Mishkhab features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 39 °C (102 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -1 °C (30 °F) or can rise to as high as 51 °C (125 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 91 mm (3.6 inches) and receives 13 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Mishkhab enjoys an average of 3851 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 5 minutes to 14 hours 10 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Al Mishkhab are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 36 to 39 °C (96 - 102 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 14 °C (54 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Mishkhab experiences 224 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 | 25°C (78°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 46°C (115°F) | 50°C (122°F) | 51°C (125°F) | 50°C (122°F) | 49°C (121°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 28°C (84°F) |
Mean maximum | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 45°C (113°F) | 47°C (118°F) | 50°C (122°F) | 49°C (120°F) | 48°C (118°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Average high | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 46°C (116°F) | 46°C (114°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Daily mean | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Average low | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Mean minimum | 2°C (36°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Minimum | -1°C (31°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 2°C (35°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Al Mishkhab, An Najaf, Iraq with other places around the world.
Al Mishkhab usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 2 rainy days and 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Mishkhab are July, August 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) | 10 (0.4) | 22 (0.9) | 8 (0.3) | 10 (0.4) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 25 (1.0) | 12 (0.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Al Mishkhab are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Mishkhab: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 28 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 | 267 | 326 | 332 | 369 | 378 | 384 | 365 | 331 | 314 | 276 | 275 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 19m | 11h 2m | 11h 59m | 12h 57m | 13h 46m | 14h 10m | 13h 58m | 13h 15m | 12h 19m | 11h 21m | 10h 31m | 10h 5m |
Al Mishkhab experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, 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 Mishkhab 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 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |