Climate of Kirkuk
Kirkuk has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Kirkuk is 28° degrees and there is about 215 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 290 days a year with an average humidity of 33% and an UV-index of 6.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 13°C and 42°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 6°C and 30°C
- Rain: it rains 59 days and there is a total of approximately 215 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3500 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 13°C and 42°C |
Warmest month: | 42°C in July |
Coldest month: | 13°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 6°C and 30°C |
Dry days: | 306 days |
Days with rain: | 59 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 215 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3500 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Kirkuk.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Kirkuk.
Climate table of Kirkuk
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Kirkuk. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Kirkuk might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 13 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 33 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 30 | 20 | 15 |
Night temp. (°C) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 8 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 32 | 30 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 41 |
Days with rain | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Dry days | 24 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Best time to visit Kirkuk
The best time to visit Kirkuk in Iraq is from March and April and October and November. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Kirkuk is 42°C in July and the lowest is 13°C in January.
Climate of Kirkuk by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Kirkuk? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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