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Monthly climate in Qal'at Salih, Maysan, Iraq

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qal'at Salih features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 41 °C (105 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 53 °C (127 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 222 mm (8.7 inches) and receives 26 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qal'at Salih enjoys an average of 3876 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 7 minutes to 14 hours 9 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Qal'at Salih, Maysan, Iraq §

The warmest months in Qal'at Salih are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 38 to 41 °C (101 - 105 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 16 °C (57 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qal'at Salih experiences 235 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 Qal'at Salih, Maysan, 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)		 33°C
(91°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 48°C
(118°F)		 51°C
(124°F)		 53°C
(127°F)		 51°C
(124°F)		 50°C
(122°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 46°C
(116°F)		 49°C
(121°F)		 51°C
(124°F)		 50°C
(123°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average high 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(81°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
(100°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Daily mean 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(98°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
(79°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°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
(40°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Minimum 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(41°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Qal'at Salih, Maysan, Iraq §

Qal'at Salih usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 4 rainy days and 47 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qal'at Salih 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 Qal'at Salih, Maysan, 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) 18 (0.7) 39 (1.5) 23 (0.9) 24 (1.0) 5 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 10 (0.4) 65 (2.6) 36 (1.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Qal'at Salih, Maysan, Iraq §

The sunniest months in Qal'at Salih are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qal'at Salih: 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 Qal'at Salih, Maysan, 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 20m 11h 3m 11h 59m 12h 57m 13h 45m 14h 9m 13h 56m 13h 14m 12h 19m 11h 22m 10h 32m 10h 7m

Solar UV radiation in Qal'at Salih, Maysan, Iraq §

Qal'at Salih 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 Qal'at Salih UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Qal'at Salih, Maysan, 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