Climate averages 1991–2020
Abū Ghurayb weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Abū Ghurayb: daytime highs average 44.4°C and nights cool to about 30.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 23 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Baghdad (20 km away). In August its highs average 44.9°C, 0.5°C warmer than Abū Ghurayb, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Abū Ghurayb ranks 31st of 59 for the warmest August highs and joint 19th of 59 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 59 cities is 43.4°C; Abū Ghurayb is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 3.8°C to 40.6°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 Ghurayb climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.1°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 25 | 4.4 | 10.210 h |
| February | 18.9°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 20 | 3.4 | 11.011 h |
| March | 24.4°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 19 | 3.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.9°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 13 | 2.6 | 13.013 h |
| May | 37.2°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 4.7 | 1.1 | 13.914 h |
| June | 41.9°C28.6°C | 28.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.314 h |
| July | 44.2°C31.0°C | 31.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.114 h |
| August, selected | 44.4°C30.7°C | 30.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| September | 40.6°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 34.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 7.9 | 1.2 | 11.411 h |
| November | 23.8°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 22 | 3.4 | 10.510 h |
| December | 17.7°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 23 | 3.7 | 10.010 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
- Baghdad in AugustIraq · 20 kmHigh 44.9°C · Low 30.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sadr City in AugustIraq · 27 kmHigh 44.9°C · Low 30.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al Maḩmūdīyah in AugustIraq · 32 kmHigh 44.9°C · Low 31.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al Fallūjah in AugustIraq · 37 kmHigh 43.7°C · Low 29.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah in AugustIraq · 49 kmHigh 44.7°C · Low 29.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al-Musayab in AugustIraq · 59 kmHigh 44.7°C · Low 30.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Baqubah in AugustIraq · 63 kmHigh 44.9°C · Low 31.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Khāliş in AugustIraq · 65 kmHigh 44.8°C · Low 31.1°C · 0.1 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 Ghurayb) is explained once on the Abū Ghurayb year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.