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Monthly climate in Ash Sharqat, Iraq

Last updated: July 31, 2025

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.

Monthly average temperatures in Ash Sharqat, Iraq

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).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ash Sharqat. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum24°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 maximum20°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 high15°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 mean10°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 low5°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 minimum0°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)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ash Sharqat, Iraq

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.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ash Sharqat. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)579710000147

Monthly sunshine hours in Ash Sharqat, Iraq

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.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ash Sharqat. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours219256312340382387394378337307266249
Mean daily daylight hours10h 2m10h 53m11h 58m13h 5m14h 2m14h 30m14h 15m13h 26m12h 21m11h 15m10h 16m9h 47m

Solar UV radiation in Ash Sharqat, Iraq

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.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ash Sharqat. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)357911111098743