Climate averages 1991–2020
Al ‘Amārah weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Al ‘Amārah: daytime highs average 35.8°C and nights cool to about 21.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 25 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Qurnah (95 km away). In October its highs average 36.2°C, about as warm as Al ‘Amārah, with 7.9 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Al ‘Amārah ranks 9th of 59 for the warmest October highs and joint 32nd of 59 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 59 cities is 32.4°C; Al ‘Amārah is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 10.5°C to 25.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 38 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
October in nearby cities
- Al Qurnah in OctoberIraq · 95 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 22.2°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Al Madīnah in OctoberIraq · 98 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 22.3°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Qal‘at Sukkar in OctoberIraq · 101 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 22.0°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Ash Shaţrah in OctoberIraq · 104 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 21.8°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Al Ḩayy in OctoberIraq · 110 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 22.0°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Shūsh in OctoberIran · 111 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 21.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Nasiriyah in OctoberIraq · 121 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 21.9°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Dezful in OctoberIran · 133 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 19.8°C · 22 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.