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Karbala, Iraq climate
BWh Hot desert
Karbala has a strongly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 43°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 4°C at night. Precipitation totals about 108 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 21 mm while July 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)Karbala climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 15 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 33 | 23 | 17 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 10 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 11 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 21 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 17 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 15 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 41 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 10 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 34 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 27 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 21 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 43 | 43 | 40 | 33 | 23 | 17 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 36 | 36 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 11 |
| Avg low (°C) | 29 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 17 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.8 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 0.2 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.8 | 8 | 27 | 30 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 31 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 0.2 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 43 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 40 | 43 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 60 | 53 | 43 | 36 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 47 | 58 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 43 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 38 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 60 | 53 | 43 | 36 | 28 | 21 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 16 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 40 | 43 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 20 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 47 | 58 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
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.