Climate averages 1991–2020
Abū Ghurayb weather
in February.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Abū Ghurayb: daytime highs average 18.9°C and nights cool to about 7.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 20 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 58 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Baghdad (20 km away). In February its highs average 19.0°C, about as warm as Abū Ghurayb, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Abū Ghurayb ranks joint 27th of 59 for the warmest February highs and joint 24th of 59 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 59 cities is 17.0°C; Abū Ghurayb is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 5.6°C to 24.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 20 mm to 19 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Baghdad in FebruaryIraq · 20 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 7.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Sadr City in FebruaryIraq · 27 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 7.2°C · 24 mm rain
- Al Maḩmūdīyah in FebruaryIraq · 32 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 7.9°C · 19 mm rain
- Al Fallūjah in FebruaryIraq · 37 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 7.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah in FebruaryIraq · 49 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 7.2°C · 19 mm rain
- Al-Musayab in FebruaryIraq · 59 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 7.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Baqubah in FebruaryIraq · 63 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 7.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Khāliş in FebruaryIraq · 65 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 7.2°C · 27 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.