Climate averages 1991–2020
Abū al-Kahṣīb weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: one of the warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Abū al-Kahṣīb: daytime highs average 46.6°C and nights cool to about 31.6°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the warmest months of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 15 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Basrah (12 km away). In August its highs average 46.8°C, about as warm as Abū al-Kahṣīb, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Abū al-Kahṣīb ranks joint 5th of 59 for the warmest August highs and joint 50th of 59 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 59 cities is 43.4°C; Abū al-Kahṣīb is 3.3°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 3.7°C to 42.9°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Abū al-Kahṣīb climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.1°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 36 | 5.2 | 10.410 h |
| February | 21.2°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 19 | 3.4 | 11.111 h |
| March | 26.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 25 | 3.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.4°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 10 | 2.0 | 12.913 h |
| May | 40.4°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 4.3 | 0.7 | 13.714 h |
| June | 45.0°C30.1°C | 30.1°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 14.114 h |
| July | 46.6°C32.1°C | 32.1°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.914 h |
| August, selected | 46.6°C31.6°C | 31.6°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 13.213 h |
| September | 42.9°C27.5°C | 27.5°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 36.3°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 6.8 | 1.1 | 11.511 h |
| November | 26.0°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 36 | 3.6 | 10.611 h |
| December | 19.8°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 34 | 4.6 | 10.210 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Basrah in AugustIraq · 12 kmHigh 46.8°C · Low 31.7°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Az Zubayr in AugustIraq · 18 kmHigh 46.7°C · Low 31.5°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Khorramshahr in AugustIran · 29 kmHigh 46.6°C · Low 31.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Abadan in AugustIran · 42 kmHigh 46.2°C · Low 31.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Umm Qaşr in AugustIraq · 45 kmHigh 46.3°C · Low 31.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al Qurnah in AugustIraq · 77 kmHigh 46.9°C · Low 32.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Al Fāw in AugustIraq · 77 kmHigh 41.0°C · Low 32.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Madīnah in AugustIraq · 82 kmHigh 46.9°C · Low 32.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Abū al-Kahṣīb) is explained once on the Abū al-Kahṣīb year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.