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Monthly climate in Ar Rifa'i, Iraq

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ar Rifa'i features a hot desert climate (BWh). Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (56 °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 (125 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 162 mm (6.4 inches) and receives 24 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Ar Rifa'i enjoys an average of 3878 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 6 minutes to 14 hours 10 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ar Rifa'i, Iraq

The warmest months in Ar Rifa'i are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 38 to 40 °C (100 - 105 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 16 °C (56 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ar Rifa'i experiences 230 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 Ar Rifa'i. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum26°C
(80°F)		32°C
(91°F)		41°C
(106°F)		44°C
(112°F)		47°C
(117°F)		50°C
(123°F)		52°C
(125°F)		50°C
(123°F)		50°C
(122°F)		44°C
(112°F)		36°C
(97°F)		28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum24°C
(76°F)		28°C
(83°F)		33°C
(92°F)		40°C
(104°F)		46°C
(114°F)		48°C
(119°F)		51°C
(123°F)		49°C
(121°F)		49°C
(120°F)		44°C
(111°F)		33°C
(92°F)		26°C
(78°F)
Average high19°C
(67°F)		22°C
(71°F)		27°C
(81°F)		33°C
(91°F)		40°C
(104°F)		45°C
(113°F)		47°C
(117°F)		47°C
(116°F)		44°C
(112°F)		37°C
(99°F)		27°C
(80°F)		21°C
(70°F)
Daily mean13°C
(56°F)		16°C
(61°F)		21°C
(69°F)		26°C
(79°F)		33°C
(92°F)		38°C
(100°F)		40°C
(105°F)		39°C
(103°F)		36°C
(98°F)		29°C
(85°F)		21°C
(69°F)		15°C
(59°F)
Average low8°C
(47°F)		10°C
(51°F)		14°C
(58°F)		19°C
(67°F)		26°C
(78°F)		30°C
(86°F)		33°C
(91°F)		31°C
(89°F)		29°C
(84°F)		23°C
(73°F)		16°C
(61°F)		10°C
(51°F)
Mean minimum3°C
(38°F)		4°C
(40°F)		9°C
(48°F)		15°C
(58°F)		21°C
(69°F)		27°C
(81°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(83°F)		24°C
(76°F)		16°C
(60°F)		10°C
(50°F)		5°C
(41°F)
Minimum1°C
(33°F)		0°C
(33°F)		5°C
(42°F)		12°C
(53°F)		19°C
(66°F)		24°C
(76°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(81°F)		20°C
(69°F)		13°C
(55°F)		8°C
(47°F)		4°C
(40°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ar Rifa'i, Iraq

Ar Rifa'i usually has the most precipitation in April, November and December, with an average of 4 rainy days and 32 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Ar Rifa'i 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 Ar Rifa'i. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)14 (0.5)25 (1.0)19 (0.7)25 (1.0)6 (0.2)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)4 (0.1)44 (1.7)27 (1.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)243420000054

Monthly sunshine hours in Ar Rifa'i, Iraq

The sunniest months in Ar Rifa'i are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 25 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Ar Rifa'i: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ar Rifa'i. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours228268327335373381387371335315276276
Mean daily daylight hours10h 19m11h 3m11h 59m12h 57m13h 46m14h 10m13h 57m13h 15m12h 19m11h 21m10h 31m10h 6m

Solar UV radiation in Ar Rifa'i, Iraq

Ar Rifa'i 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 Ar Rifa'i UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ar Rifa'i. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)569912111099754