Mosul, Iraq climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Mosul 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 449 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 80 mm while August barely receives 0 mm. Light snow accumulates each winter (22 cm of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 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)Mosul climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 12 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 38 | 30 | 20 | 14 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 7 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 14 | 9 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 80 | 72 | 73 | 52 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 57 | 70 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 12 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 39 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 7 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 31 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 80 | 72 | 73 | 52 | 19 | 1 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 43 | 43 | 38 | 30 | 20 | 14 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 35 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 14 | 9 |
| Avg low (°C) | 27 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 57 | 70 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 10 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 30 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 31 | 31 | 28 | 10 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 5 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 58 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 44 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 37 | 48 | 57 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 66 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 41 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 33 | 52 | 63 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 58 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 44 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 66 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 41 | 22 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 15 | 15 | 19 | 37 | 48 | 57 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 17 | 17 | 20 | 33 | 52 | 63 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
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.