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Monthly climate in Nasiriyah, Iraq

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nasiriyah 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 (32 °F) or can rise to as high as 52 °C (127 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 141 mm (5.5 inches) and receives 18 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nasiriyah enjoys an average of 3876 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 9 minutes to 14 hours 7 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nasiriyah, Iraq §

The warmest months in Nasiriyah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 38 to 40 °C (101 - 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 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nasiriyah 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 Nasiriyah, 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)		 33°C
(92°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 50°C
(123°F)		 52°C
(127°F)		 51°C
(123°F)		 50°C
(121°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 51°C
(124°F)		 50°C
(122°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average high 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 48°C
(118°F)		 47°C
(116°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Daily mean 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Average low 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(51°F)
Mean minimum 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Minimum 1°C
(33°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(39°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nasiriyah, Iraq §

Nasiriyah usually has the most precipitation in February, April and November, with an average of 3 rainy days and 30 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nasiriyah 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 Nasiriyah, 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) 11 (0.4) 24 (1.0) 12 (0.5) 18 (0.7) 5 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (0.2) 48 (1.9) 18 (0.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Nasiriyah, Iraq §

The sunniest months in Nasiriyah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nasiriyah: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 36 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nasiriyah, 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 229 271 328 335 372 381 387 370 335 315 273 275
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 22m 11h 4m 11h 59m 12h 56m 13h 43m 14h 7m 13h 54m 13h 13m 12h 19m 11h 22m 10h 34m 10h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Nasiriyah, Iraq §

Nasiriyah 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 Nasiriyah UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nasiriyah, 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 12 11 11 10 9 7 5 4