Climate averages 1991–2020

'Ākra weather
in July.

A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 39.0°C Daytime mean, July

Average low 23.3°C Night-time mean, July

Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain

Daylight 14 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

July is a very hot month in 'Ākra: daytime highs average 39.0°C and nights cool to about 23.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 25 min on an average July day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Baḥarkah (49 km away). In July its highs average 40.9°C, 1.8°C warmer than 'Ākra, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, 'Ākra ranks joint 57th of 59 for the warmest July highs and 51st of 59 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 59 cities is 43.4°C; 'Ākra is 4.4°C cooler than that mean.

From July to August, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 38.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.

The annual picture

July in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages 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

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for 'Ākra, 1991–2020
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	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, selected	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

July in nearby cities

Distance from 'Ākra

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 limits

How 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.