Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nahiyat `Atbah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 40 °C (105 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 52 °C (126 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 183 mm (7.2 inches) and receives 22 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nahiyat `Atbah enjoys an average of 3873 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 12 minutes to 14 hours 4 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Nahiyat `Atbah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 39 to 40 °C (102 - 105 °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 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nahiyat `Atbah experiences 241 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 | 27°C (80°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 48°C (119°F) | 51°C (125°F) | 52°C (126°F) | 51°C (125°F) | 49°C (121°F) | 45°C (113°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Mean maximum | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 47°C (116°F) | 49°C (121°F) | 51°C (124°F) | 50°C (123°F) | 48°C (119°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 (94°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 46°C (116°F) | 48°C (119°F) | 47°C (117°F) | 45°C (113°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 21°C (71°F) |
Daily mean | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Average low | 9°C (48°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Mean minimum | 4°C (39°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (42°F) |
Minimum | 2°C (35°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 5°C (40°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Nahiyat `Atbah, Basra, Iraq with other places around the world.
Nahiyat `Atbah usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 4 rainy days and 44 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nahiyat `Atbah are June, 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) | 18 (0.7) | 17 (0.7) | 9 (0.3) | 6 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 8 (0.3) | 79 (3.1) | 35 (1.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Nahiyat `Atbah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nahiyat `Atbah: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 31 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 | 275 | 329 | 332 | 371 | 381 | 386 | 367 | 336 | 315 | 277 | 273 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 24m | 11h 6m | 11h 59m | 12h 54m | 13h 41m | 14h 4m | 13h 52m | 13h 11m | 12h 18m | 11h 23m | 10h 36m | 10h 12m |
Nahiyat `Atbah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the 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 Nahiyat `Atbah UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |