Climate averages 1991–2020
'Ākra weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in 'Ākra: daytime highs average 33.8°C and nights cool to about 18.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 27 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Baḥarkah (49 km away). In September its highs average 35.7°C, 1.9°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 September highs and joint 53rd of 59 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 59 cities is 39.2°C; 'Ākra is 5.4°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 7.2°C to 26.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.4 mm to 37 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Baḥarkah in SeptemberIraq · 49 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 20.3°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Xebat in SeptemberIraq · 54 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 21.1°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Soran in SeptemberIraq · 60 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 18.1°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Erbil in SeptemberIraq · 61 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Khasnahzān in SeptemberIraq · 64 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 19.0°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Sīnah in SeptemberIraq · 75 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 17.9°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Dihok in SeptemberIraq · 81 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah in SeptemberIraq · 82 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 22.6°C · 0.6 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.