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Monthly climate in Umm Qasr, Basra, Iraq

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Umm Qasr features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 40 °C (104 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (34 °F) or can rise to as high as 52 °C (126 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 150 mm (5.9 inches) and receives 19 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Umm Qasr enjoys an average of 3860 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 14 minutes to 14 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Umm Qasr, Basra, Iraq §

The warmest months in Umm Qasr are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 39 to 40 °C (102 - 104 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 17 °C (58 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Umm Qasr experiences 235 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 Umm Qasr, 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 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 48°C
(118°F)		 51°C
(124°F)		 52°C
(126°F)		 51°C
(125°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 46°C
(116°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 51°C
(124°F)		 50°C
(122°F)		 48°C
(119°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average high 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 46°C
(116°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Daily mean 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Average low 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Mean minimum 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Minimum 3°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(41°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Umm Qasr, Basra, Iraq §

Umm Qasr usually has the most precipitation in March, November and December, with an average of 3 rainy days and 36 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Umm Qasr are July, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Umm Qasr, 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) 8 (0.3) 15 (0.6) 17 (0.7) 8 (0.3) 3 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 6 (0.3) 63 (2.5) 29 (1.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Umm Qasr, Basra, Iraq §

The sunniest months in Umm Qasr are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Umm Qasr: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 33 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Umm Qasr, 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 227 275 326 332 368 377 382 364 335 315 277 276
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 26m 11h 7m 11h 59m 12h 54m 13h 39m 14h 2m 13h 50m 13h 10m 12h 18m 11h 24m 10h 37m 10h 14m

Solar UV radiation in Umm Qasr, Basra, Iraq §

Umm Qasr 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 Umm Qasr UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Umm Qasr, 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