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Monthly climate in Nasiriyah, Iraq

Last updated: July 31, 2025

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. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum27°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 maximum25°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 high20°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 mean14°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 low8°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 minimum3°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)
Minimum1°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. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)142310000043

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. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours229271328335372381387370335315273275
Mean daily daylight hours10h 22m11h 4m11h 59m12h 56m13h 43m14h 7m13h 54m13h 13m12h 19m11h 22m10h 34m10h 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. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)5699121111109754