Climate averages 1991–2020
Abū al-Kahṣīb weather
in November.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and one of the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a warm month in Abū al-Kahṣīb: daytime highs average 26.0°C and nights cool to about 14.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 36 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes November a fairly dry month (one of the wettest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 39 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Basrah (12 km away). In November its highs average 26.0°C, about as warm as Abū al-Kahṣīb, with 32 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Abū al-Kahṣīb ranks joint 1st of 59 for the warmest November highs and 36th of 59 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 59 cities is 22.4°C; Abū al-Kahṣīb is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 6.2°C to 19.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 36 mm to 34 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Basrah in NovemberIraq · 12 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 14.9°C · 32 mm rain
- Az Zubayr in NovemberIraq · 18 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 14.6°C · 32 mm rain
- Khorramshahr in NovemberIran · 29 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 15.1°C · 41 mm rain
- Abadan in NovemberIran · 42 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 15.2°C · 41 mm rain
- Umm Qaşr in NovemberIraq · 45 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 14.9°C · 33 mm rain
- Al Qurnah in NovemberIraq · 77 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 14.7°C · 32 mm rain
- Al Fāw in NovemberIraq · 77 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 18.0°C · 48 mm rain
- Al Madīnah in NovemberIraq · 82 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 14.7°C · 31 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.