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Monthly climate in Tikrit, Iraq

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tikrit features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (51 °F) and 38 °C (101 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (26 °F) or can rise to as high as 51 °C (124 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 240 mm (9.5 inches) and receives 32 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tikrit enjoys an average of 3815 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 51 minutes to 14 hours 25 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tikrit, Iraq §

The warmest months in Tikrit are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 35 to 38 °C (95 - 101 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 13 °C (51 - 56 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tikrit experiences 202 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 Tikrit, 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 23°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 48°C
(119°F)		 51°C
(124°F)		 50°C
(121°F)		 47°C
(118°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 46°C
(116°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 48°C
(118°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average high 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Average low 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Mean minimum 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Minimum -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tikrit, Iraq §

Tikrit usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 6 rainy days and 47 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tikrit are June, July and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Tikrit, 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) 25 (1.0) 50 (2.0) 54 (2.1) 37 (1.5) 4 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 5 (0.2) 30 (1.2) 35 (1.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 7 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Tikrit, Iraq §

The sunniest months in Tikrit are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tikrit: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Tikrit, 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 221 260 319 335 379 379 384 366 331 309 269 257
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 6m 10h 55m 11h 58m 13h 3m 13h 58m 14h 25m 14h 11m 13h 23m 12h 21m 11h 16m 10h 20m 9h 51m

Solar UV radiation in Tikrit, Iraq §

Tikrit experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, February 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 Tikrit UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Tikrit, 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 7 8 10 10 9 9 9 7 5 3