Climate averages 1991–2020
'Ākra weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in 'Ākra: daytime highs average 26.5°C and nights cool to about 13.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 37 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 17 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Baḥarkah (49 km away). In October its highs average 28.7°C, 2.2°C warmer than 'Ākra, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, 'Ākra ranks 58th of 59 for the warmest October highs and 54th of 59 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 59 cities is 32.4°C; 'Ākra is 5.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 9.5°C to 17.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 37 mm to 92 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Baḥarkah in OctoberIraq · 49 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 15.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Xebat in OctoberIraq · 54 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 15.8°C · 23 mm rain
- Soran in OctoberIraq · 60 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.7°C · 44 mm rain
- Erbil in OctoberIraq · 61 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 15.7°C · 26 mm rain
- Khasnahzān in OctoberIraq · 64 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 13.9°C · 38 mm rain
- Sīnah in OctoberIraq · 75 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 13.0°C · 22 mm rain
- Dihok in OctoberIraq · 81 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 13.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah in OctoberIraq · 82 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 17.3°C · 20 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.