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Monthly climate in Al Madinah, Basra, Iraq

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Madinah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 41 °C (106 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (34 °F) or can rise to as high as 53 °C (127 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 183 mm (7.2 inches) and receives 23 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Madinah enjoys an average of 3878 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 9 minutes to 14 hours 6 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Al Madinah, Basra, Iraq §

The warmest months in Al Madinah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 39 to 41 °C (102 - 106 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 16 °C (57 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Madinah experiences 240 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 Madinah, 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 27°C
(80°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 48°C
(118°F)		 51°C
(124°F)		 53°C
(127°F)		 51°C
(125°F)		 49°C
(121°F)		 46°C
(114°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 46°C
(116°F)		 49°C
(121°F)		 51°C
(124°F)		 50°C
(123°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average high 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 48°C
(119°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Daily mean 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Average low 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Mean minimum 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Minimum 2°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(41°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Al Madinah, Basra, Iraq §

Al Madinah usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 4 rainy days and 41 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Madinah 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 Al Madinah, 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) 13 (0.5) 30 (1.2) 17 (0.7) 16 (0.6) 5 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 8 (0.3) 68 (2.7) 25 (1.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Al Madinah, Basra, Iraq §

The sunniest months in Al Madinah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Madinah: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Al Madinah, 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 228 272 330 333 373 383 388 370 336 315 275 271
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 22m 11h 4m 11h 59m 12h 55m 13h 43m 14h 6m 13h 54m 13h 12m 12h 19m 11h 23m 10h 34m 10h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Al Madinah, Basra, Iraq §

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

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Al Madinah, 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 6 9 9 11 11 10 9 8 7 5 4