Climate averages 1991–2020
Al ‘Amārah weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Al ‘Amārah: daytime highs average 19.0°C and nights cool to about 9.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 40 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 07 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Qurnah (95 km away). In December its highs average 19.7°C, 0.7°C warmer than Al ‘Amārah, with 32 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Al ‘Amārah ranks joint 9th of 59 for the warmest December highs and 38th of 59 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 59 cities is 16.3°C; Al ‘Amārah is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 17.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 40 mm to 39 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Al ‘Amārah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.3°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 39 | 5.8 | 10.310 h |
| February | 20.3°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 25 | 4.0 | 11.011 h |
| March | 25.9°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 27 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.6°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 20 | 3.2 | 12.913 h |
| May | 39.6°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 5.9 | 1.2 | 13.814 h |
| June | 44.5°C30.0°C | 30.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.214 h |
| July | 46.5°C32.4°C | 32.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.014 h |
| August | 46.6°C31.9°C | 31.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 42.7°C27.5°C | 27.5°C | 0.3 | 0.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 35.8°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 11 | 1.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | 25.3°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 38 | 3.9 | 10.611 h |
| December, selected | 19.0°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 40 | 5.3 | 10.110 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
December in nearby cities
- Al Qurnah in DecemberIraq · 95 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 9.4°C · 32 mm rain
- Al Madīnah in DecemberIraq · 98 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 9.5°C · 29 mm rain
- Qal‘at Sukkar in DecemberIraq · 101 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 8.7°C · 24 mm rain
- Ash Shaţrah in DecemberIraq · 104 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 8.5°C · 23 mm rain
- Al Ḩayy in DecemberIraq · 110 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 8.9°C · 31 mm rain
- Shūsh in DecemberIran · 111 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 8.6°C · 100 mm rain
- Nasiriyah in DecemberIraq · 121 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 8.6°C · 19 mm rain
- Dezful in DecemberIran · 133 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 7.9°C · 135 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 Al ‘Amārah) is explained once on the Al ‘Amārah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.