Climate averages 1991–2020
Abū al-Kahṣīb weather
in January.
A mild, fairly dry month: the coolest and one of the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a mild month in Abū al-Kahṣīb: daytime highs average 18.1°C and nights cool to about 7.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 36 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes January a fairly dry month (one of the wettest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 25 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Basrah (12 km away). In January its highs average 18.1°C, about as warm as Abū al-Kahṣīb, with 33 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Abū al-Kahṣīb ranks joint 1st of 59 for the warmest January highs and 34th of 59 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 59 cities is 14.5°C; Abū al-Kahṣīb is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 3.1°C to 21.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 36 mm to 19 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Basrah in JanuaryIraq · 12 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 7.9°C · 33 mm rain
- Az Zubayr in JanuaryIraq · 18 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 7.6°C · 33 mm rain
- Khorramshahr in JanuaryIran · 29 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 8.2°C · 38 mm rain
- Abadan in JanuaryIran · 42 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 8.3°C · 37 mm rain
- Umm Qaşr in JanuaryIraq · 45 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 7.8°C · 35 mm rain
- Al Qurnah in JanuaryIraq · 77 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 7.7°C · 34 mm rain
- Al Fāw in JanuaryIraq · 77 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 10.9°C · 39 mm rain
- Al Madīnah in JanuaryIraq · 82 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 7.8°C · 32 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.