Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sinjar features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (48 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (20 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 213 mm (8.4 inches) and receives 44 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sinjar enjoys an average of 3932 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 46 minutes to 14 hours 30 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Sinjar are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 30 °C (82 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 11 °C (48 - 52 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sinjar experiences 180 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 4 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 22°C (71°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Mean maximum | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Average high | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Daily mean | 9°C (48°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Average low | 5°C (41°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Mean minimum | -1°C (31°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 1°C (34°F) |
Minimum | -3°C (27°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Sinjar, Idlib, Syrian Arab Republic with other places around the world.
Sinjar usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 7 rainy days and 35 mm (1.4 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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42 (1.7) | 33 (1.3) | 31 (1.2) | 25 (1.0) | 10 (0.4) | 6 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 8 (0.3) | 27 (1.1) | 30 (1.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
The sunniest months in Sinjar are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 14 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sinjar: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 205 | 253 | 323 | 346 | 395 | 405 | 417 | 391 | 350 | 316 | 271 | 254 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 2m | 10h 53m | 11h 58m | 13h 6m | 14h 2m | 14h 30m | 14h 16m | 13h 26m | 12h 21m | 11h 14m | 10h 16m | 9h 46m |
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.
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 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 |