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Monthly climate in Al Faw, Basra, Iraq

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Faw features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 36 °C (98 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 185 mm (7.3 inches) and receives 17 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Faw enjoys an average of 3874 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 14 minutes to 14 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Al Faw, Basra, Iraq §

The warmest months in Al Faw are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 35 to 36 °C (96 - 98 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 17 °C (59 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Faw experiences 198 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 Al Faw, Basra, Iraq.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average high 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Daily mean 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average low 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 15°C
(58°F)
Mean minimum 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 8°C
(47°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Al Faw, Basra, Iraq §

Al Faw usually has the most precipitation in March, November and December, with an average of 3 rainy days and 50 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Faw 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 Al Faw, Basra, Iraq.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9 (0.3) 13 (0.5) 19 (0.8) 6 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (0.2) 95 (3.7) 37 (1.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Al Faw, Basra, Iraq §

The sunniest months in Al Faw are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Faw: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Al Faw, Basra, Iraq.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 228 277 328 332 370 378 382 366 336 315 279 278
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 26m 11h 7m 11h 59m 12h 53m 13h 39m 14h 1m 13h 50m 13h 10m 12h 18m 11h 24m 10h 37m 10h 14m

Solar UV radiation in Al Faw, Basra, Iraq §

Al Faw experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, 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 Al Faw UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Al Faw, Basra, Iraq.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 5 7 9 10 11 11 10 9 9 7 5 4