Climate averages 1991–2020
'Ākra weather
in April.
A mild, wet month: the 7th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in 'Ākra: daytime highs average 20.9°C and nights cool to about 8.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 101 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes April a wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 07 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Baḥarkah (49 km away). In April its highs average 23.1°C, 2.2°C warmer than 'Ākra, with 62 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, 'Ākra ranks 58th of 59 for the warmest April highs and 56th of 59 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 59 cities is 28.6°C; 'Ākra is 7.7°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 6.5°C to 27.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 101 mm to 38 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
'Ākra climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.9°C-0.7°C | -0.7°C | 146 | 11.0 | 10.010 h |
| February | 10.7°C0.2°C | 0.2°C | 137 | 11.3 | 10.811 h |
| March | 15.2°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 143 | 12.4 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 20.9°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 101 | 10.5 | 13.113 h |
| May | 27.4°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 38 | 6.2 | 14.114 h |
| June | 34.6°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 2.6 | 0.8 | 14.615 h |
| July | 39.0°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 14.414 h |
| August | 38.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.614 h |
| September | 33.8°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 1.4 | 0.4 | 12.512 h |
| October | 26.5°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 37 | 4.2 | 11.311 h |
| November | 17.0°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 92 | 7.6 | 10.210 h |
| December | 11.1°C1.3°C | 1.3°C | 134 | 9.6 | 9.710 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
April in nearby cities
- Baḥarkah in AprilIraq · 49 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 10.4°C · 62 mm rain
- Xebat in AprilIraq · 54 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 11.0°C · 56 mm rain
- Soran in AprilIraq · 60 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 7.8°C · 132 mm rain
- Erbil in AprilIraq · 61 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 10.7°C · 62 mm rain
- Khasnahzān in AprilIraq · 64 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 9.0°C · 89 mm rain
- Sīnah in AprilIraq · 75 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 8.2°C · 57 mm rain
- Dihok in AprilIraq · 81 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 9.1°C · 57 mm rain
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah in AprilIraq · 82 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 12.2°C · 43 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 'Ākra) is explained once on the 'Ākra year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.