Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Kahla' 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 Kahla' 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.
The warmest months in Al Kahla' 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 Kahla' experiences 231 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Al Kahla', Maysan, Iraq with other places around the world.
Al Kahla' 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 Kahla' are June, August 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) | 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 |
The sunniest months in Al Kahla' are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Kahla': January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 |
Al Kahla' 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 Kahla' UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |