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Monthly climate in Khanaqin, Diyālá, Iraq

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Khanaqin features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (51 °F) and 37 °C (99 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (25 °F) or can rise to as high as 49 °C (121 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 437 mm (17.2 inches) and receives 47 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Khanaqin enjoys an average of 3904 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 53 minutes to 14 hours 23 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Khanaqin, Diyālá, Iraq §

The warmest months in Khanaqin are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 34 to 37 °C (94 - 99 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 13 °C (51 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Khanaqin experiences 195 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 2 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Khanaqin, Diyālá, 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 23°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 48°C
(118°F)		 49°C
(121°F)		 48°C
(120°F)		 48°C
(118°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 46°C
(114°F)		 48°C
(119°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average high 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average low 6°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Mean minimum 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Minimum -4°C
(25°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 0°C
(32°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Khanaqin, Diyālá, Iraq §

Khanaqin usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 80 mm (3.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Khanaqin are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Khanaqin, Diyālá, 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) 49 (1.9) 86 (3.4) 79 (3.1) 51 (2.0) 11 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 18 (0.7) 68 (2.7) 74 (2.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 8 8 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 8

Monthly sunshine hours in Khanaqin, Diyālá, Iraq §

The sunniest months in Khanaqin are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Khanaqin: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 17 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Khanaqin, Diyālá, 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 224 262 321 338 386 392 398 378 341 317 275 268
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 7m 10h 56m 11h 58m 13h 3m 13h 57m 14h 23m 14h 10m 13h 22m 12h 21m 11h 17m 10h 21m 9h 53m

Solar UV radiation in Khanaqin, Diyālá, Iraq §

Khanaqin 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, February 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 Khanaqin UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Khanaqin, Diyālá, 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) 4 5 8 9 12 11 11 10 9 7 5 3