Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ash Sharqat features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °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 50 °C (121 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 275 mm (10.8 inches) and receives 41 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ash Sharqat enjoys an average of 3833 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 47 minutes to 14 hours 30 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ash Sharqat 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 10 to 12 °C (50 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ash Sharqat experiences 192 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 2 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 47°C (117°F) | 50°C (121°F) | 49°C (121°F) | 47°C (117°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Mean maximum | 20°C (68°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 48°C (119°F) | 47°C (117°F) | 45°C (113°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 21°C (71°F) |
Average high | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Daily mean | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 22°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) | 11°C (51°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Mean minimum | 0°C (33°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 2°C (36°F) |
Minimum | -2°C (29°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ash Sharqat, Salah ad Din, Iraq with other places around the world.
Ash Sharqat usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 7 rainy days and 50 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ash Sharqat are July, 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) | 39 (1.5) | 39 (1.5) | 60 (2.4) | 37 (1.5) | 9 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (0.3) | 29 (1.2) | 52 (2.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
The sunniest months in Ash Sharqat are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ash Sharqat: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 57 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 219 | 256 | 312 | 340 | 382 | 387 | 394 | 378 | 337 | 307 | 266 | 249 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 2m | 10h 53m | 11h 58m | 13h 5m | 14h 2m | 14h 30m | 14h 15m | 13h 26m | 12h 21m | 11h 15m | 10h 16m | 9h 47m |
Ash Sharqat 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 Ash Sharqat UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |