Climate averages 1991–2020
'Ākra weather
in March.
A mild, wet month: the 9th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in 'Ākra: daytime highs average 15.2°C and nights cool to about 3.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 143 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes March a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 56 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Baḥarkah (49 km away). In March its highs average 17.3°C, 2.1°C warmer than 'Ākra, with 93 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, 'Ākra ranks 58th of 59 for the warmest March highs and 55th of 59 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 59 cities is 22.3°C; 'Ākra is 7.1°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 5.7°C to 20.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 143 mm to 101 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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 | 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
March in nearby cities
- Baḥarkah in MarchIraq · 49 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 5.7°C · 93 mm rain
- Xebat in MarchIraq · 54 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 6.2°C · 83 mm rain
- Soran in MarchIraq · 60 kmHigh 13.7°C · Low 3.2°C · 169 mm rain
- Erbil in MarchIraq · 61 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 5.8°C · 93 mm rain
- Khasnahzān in MarchIraq · 64 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 4.3°C · 121 mm rain
- Sīnah in MarchIraq · 75 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 3.6°C · 87 mm rain
- Dihok in MarchIraq · 81 kmHigh 16.1°C · Low 4.5°C · 87 mm rain
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah in MarchIraq · 82 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 7.4°C · 62 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.