Kirkuk, Iraq climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Kirkuk has a strongly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 43°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 2°C at night. Precipitation totals about 438 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 82 mm while August barely receives 0 mm. Snow is occasional (4 cm of snow per year on average).
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)Kirkuk climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 13 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 33 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 38 | 31 | 21 | 15 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 8 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 10 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 82 | 70 | 70 | 47 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 51 | 74 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 13 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 33 | 40 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 8 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 32 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 82 | 70 | 70 | 47 | 15 | 1 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 43 | 43 | 38 | 31 | 21 | 15 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 35 | 35 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 10 |
| Avg low (°C) | 27 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 51 | 74 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 19 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 13 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 19 | 30 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 31 | 31 | 29 | 13 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 56 | 44 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 40 | 49 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 63 | 61 | 54 | 47 | 35 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 61 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 56 | 44 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 63 | 61 | 54 | 47 | 35 | 20 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 15 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 40 | 49 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 16 | 16 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 61 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
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.