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Al Madīnah, Iraq climate
BWh Hot desert
Al Madīnah has a seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 47°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 8°C at night. Precipitation totals about 181 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 44 mm while September barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Al Madīnah climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 40 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 36 | 27 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 13 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 34 | 28 | 20 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 29 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 44 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 40 | 45 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 13 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 33 | 36 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 28 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 29 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 47 | 47 | 43 | 36 | 27 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 38 | 38 | 34 | 28 | 20 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 29 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 44 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 45 | 43 | 52 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 39 | 50 | 50 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 60 | 52 | 42 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 30 | 45 | 58 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 45 | 43 | 52 | 39 | 23 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 60 | 52 | 42 | 33 | 21 | 14 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 9.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 23 | 22 | 27 | 39 | 50 | 50 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 30 | 45 | 58 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.1 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Abadan, a weather station, about 113 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.