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Monthly climate in Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sinjar features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (47 °F) and 35 °C (96 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (116 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 334 mm (13.2 inches) and receives 53 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sinjar enjoys an average of 3856 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 42 minutes to 14 hours 34 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq §

The warmest months in Sinjar are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 35 °C (90 - 96 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 11 °C (47 - 52 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sinjar experiences 173 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 3 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Sinjar, 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 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 47°C
(116°F)		 47°C
(116°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average high 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Average low 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Mean minimum 0°C
(33°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Minimum -3°C
(27°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq §

Sinjar usually has the most precipitation in March, April and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 61 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sinjar 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 Sinjar, 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) 41 (1.6) 43 (1.7) 73 (2.9) 51 (2.0) 25 (1.0) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 11 (0.4) 31 (1.2) 58 (2.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 8 9 8 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq §

The sunniest months in Sinjar are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sinjar: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 47 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sinjar, 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 212 255 310 341 389 395 405 386 343 308 265 241
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 58m 10h 51m 11h 58m 13h 7m 14h 5m 14h 34m 14h 19m 13h 28m 12h 22m 11h 13m 10h 13m 9h 42m

Solar UV radiation in Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq §

Sinjar experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the 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 Sinjar UV Index data.

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