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Monthly climate in Al Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Qayyarah features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (49 °F) and 37 °C (99 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (23 °F) or can rise to as high as 49 °C (121 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 315 mm (12.4 inches) and receives 44 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Qayyarah enjoys an average of 3833 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 45 minutes to 14 hours 31 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Al Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq §

The warmest months in Al Qayyarah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 34 to 37 °C (93 - 99 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 12 °C (49 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Qayyarah experiences 190 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 Qayyarah, Nineveh, 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
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 49°C
(121°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 47°C
(116°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean maximum 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 46°C
(114°F)		 48°C
(119°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average high 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Daily mean 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Average low 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Mean minimum 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 2°C
(37°F)
Minimum -2°C
(28°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Al Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq §

Al Qayyarah usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 59 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Qayyarah 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 Qayyarah, Nineveh, 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) 44 (1.7) 46 (1.8) 67 (2.6) 39 (1.6) 10 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 13 (0.5) 31 (1.2) 64 (2.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 7 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 8

Monthly sunshine hours in Al Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq §

The sunniest months in Al Qayyarah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Qayyarah: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 57 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Al Qayyarah, Nineveh, 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 219 256 312 340 382 387 394 378 337 307 266 249
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 1m 10h 52m 11h 58m 13h 6m 14h 3m 14h 31m 14h 17m 13h 26m 12h 22m 11h 14m 10h 15m 9h 45m

Solar UV radiation in Al Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq §

Al Qayyarah 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 Qayyarah UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Al Qayyarah, Nineveh, 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