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Monthly climate in Al 'Amarah, Iraq

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al 'Amarah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (56 °F) and 40 °C (105 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 53 °C (127 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 247 mm (9.7 inches) and receives 26 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al 'Amarah enjoys an average of 3876 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 6 minutes to 14 hours 10 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Al 'Amarah, Iraq §

The warmest months in Al 'Amarah 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 13 to 16 °C (56 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al 'Amarah experiences 231 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 Al 'Amarah, 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 26°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 48°C
(119°F)		 51°C
(124°F)		 53°C
(127°F)		 51°C
(124°F)		 50°C
(122°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 46°C
(116°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 51°C
(124°F)		 50°C
(122°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Average high 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 48°C
(119°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Daily mean 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Average low 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Mean minimum 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(42°F)
Minimum 1°C
(35°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(40°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Al 'Amarah, Iraq §

Al 'Amarah usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 4 rainy days and 52 mm (2.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al 'Amarah are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Al 'Amarah, 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) 21 (0.8) 45 (1.8) 27 (1.1) 26 (1.0) 6 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 10 (0.4) 68 (2.7) 44 (1.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Al 'Amarah, Iraq §

The sunniest months in Al 'Amarah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al 'Amarah: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Al 'Amarah, 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 227 271 329 335 375 384 388 369 336 314 272 270
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 19m 11h 3m 11h 59m 12h 57m 13h 46m 14h 10m 13h 57m 13h 14m 12h 19m 11h 21m 10h 31m 10h 6m

Solar UV radiation in Al 'Amarah, Iraq §

Al 'Amarah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, 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 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Al 'Amarah UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Al 'Amarah, 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 11 11 10 10 9 7 5 4