Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Miqdadiyah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (53 °F) and 39 °C (102 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (27 °F) or can rise to as high as 52 °C (126 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 320 mm (12.6 inches) and receives 38 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Miqdadiyah enjoys an average of 3830 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 55 minutes to 14 hours 21 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Al Miqdadiyah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 36 to 39 °C (97 - 102 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 14 °C (53 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Miqdadiyah experiences 210 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 24°C (76°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 47°C (116°F) | 49°C (121°F) | 52°C (126°F) | 50°C (123°F) | 49°C (121°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Mean maximum | 22°C (71°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 47°C (118°F) | 50°C (122°F) | 49°C (120°F) | 47°C (118°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average high | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 46°C (116°F) | 46°C (115°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Daily mean | 11°C (53°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 14°C (57°F) |
Average low | 7°C (44°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 10°C (49°F) |
Mean minimum | 2°C (35°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Minimum | -1°C (30°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 1°C (35°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Al Miqdadiyah, Diyālá, Iraq with other places around the world.
Al Miqdadiyah usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 5 rainy days and 59 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Miqdadiyah are June, July 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) | 32 (1.3) | 58 (2.3) | 51 (2.0) | 41 (1.6) | 7 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (0.4) | 60 (2.4) | 59 (2.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
The sunniest months in Al Miqdadiyah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Miqdadiyah: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 222 | 262 | 321 | 331 | 378 | 381 | 386 | 368 | 332 | 311 | 269 | 266 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 9m | 10h 57m | 11h 58m | 13h 2m | 13h 55m | 14h 21m | 14h 8m | 13h 21m | 12h 20m | 11h 18m | 10h 23m | 9h 55m |
Al Miqdadiyah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, 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 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Al Miqdadiyah UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |