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Monthly climate in Al Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Hawijah features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 38 °C (100 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (27 °F) or can rise to as high as 50 °C (123 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 303 mm (11.9 inches) and receives 41 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Hawijah enjoys an average of 3823 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 48 minutes to 14 hours 29 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Al Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq §

The warmest months in Al Hawijah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 35 to 38 °C (95 - 100 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 13 °C (50 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Hawijah 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 Al Hawijah, Kirkuk, 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 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 48°C
(118°F)		 50°C
(123°F)		 50°C
(122°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 48°C
(118°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average high 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average low 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Mean minimum 1°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Minimum -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Al Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq §

Al Hawijah usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 7 rainy days and 56 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Hawijah 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 Al Hawijah, Kirkuk, 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) 33 (1.3) 48 (1.9) 62 (2.5) 45 (1.8) 8 (0.3) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 11 (0.4) 36 (1.4) 58 (2.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 8 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 6

Monthly sunshine hours in Al Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq §

The sunniest months in Al Hawijah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Hawijah: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Al Hawijah, Kirkuk, 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 220 256 311 336 382 385 392 375 335 309 267 251
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 3m 10h 53m 11h 58m 13h 5m 14h 1m 14h 29m 14h 14m 13h 25m 12h 21m 11h 15m 10h 17m 9h 48m

Solar UV radiation in Al Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq §

Al Hawijah 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 Hawijah UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Al Hawijah, Kirkuk, 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) 3 5 7 9 11 11 10 9 8 7 4 3