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Regional slice of Iraq with its own temperature profile. Best months here: May · Oct · Apr.

Range
10–40 °C
Compare
−5.0°C vs. Iraq mean
Country
Iraq
TZ
Asia/Baghdad
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12-month climate · Sulaymaniyah

How the year moves in Sulaymaniyah

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Sulaymaniyah itself rather than over Iraq as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologySulaymaniyah, Iraq. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (10.5), highest in August (40.2). Monthly means: 10.5, 12.1, 16.6, 22.8, 28.8, 36.0, 39.9, 40.2, 35.5, 28.0, 18.8, 13.0.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January10.5
February12.1
March16.6
April22.8
May28.8
June36.0
July39.9
August40.2
September35.5
October28.0
November18.8
December13.0
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologySulaymaniyah, Iraq. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in July (0), highest in March (135). Monthly means: 122, 117, 135, 81, 39, 2, 0, 0, 1, 24, 78, 119.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January122
February117
March135
April81
May39
June2
July0
August0
September1
October24
November78
December119
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologySulaymaniyah, Iraq. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in December (5.6), highest in June (10.8). Monthly means: 5.8, 6.7, 7.1, 8.9, 9.7, 10.8, 10.7, 10.4, 9.8, 8.5, 6.7, 5.6.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January5.8
February6.7
March7.1
April8.9
May9.7
June10.8
July10.7
August10.4
September9.8
October8.5
November6.7
December5.6
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Do not travel

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Exercise normal precautions

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