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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 110°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 40°F at night. Precipitation totals about 4 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 0.8 inches while July barely receives 0.00 inches.
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 (°F) | 60 | 65 | 75 | 86 | 98 | 106 | 110 | 110 | 103 | 92 | 74 | 62 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 50 | 54 | 63 | 74 | 85 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 90 | 80 | 63 | 53 |
| Avg low (°F) | 40 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 68 | 53 | 43 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Snowfall (in) | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 60 | 65 | 75 | 86 | 98 | 106 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 50 | 54 | 63 | 74 | 85 | 93 |
| Avg low (°F) | 40 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 72 | 80 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Snowfall (in) | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 110 | 110 | 103 | 92 | 74 | 62 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 97 | 97 | 90 | 80 | 63 | 53 |
| Avg low (°F) | 84 | 84 | 77 | 68 | 53 | 43 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Snowfall (in) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | 0.8 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 0.2 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | 0.8 | 8 | 27 | 30 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 31 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 0.2 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 (mph) | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 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 (mph) | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 8.4 |
| 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 (mph) | 9.0 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
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.