Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Diwaniyah weather
in February.
A mild, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the joint 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Al Diwaniyah: daytime highs average 20.3°C and nights cool to about 8.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes February a very dry month (the joint 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 02 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al-Qāsim (41 km away). In February its highs average 20.1°C, about as warm as Al Diwaniyah, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Al Diwaniyah ranks joint 11th of 59 for the warmest February highs and joint 2nd of 59 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 59 cities is 17.0°C; Al Diwaniyah is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 5.7°C to 26.0°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 13 mm.
The annual picture
February 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 Diwaniyah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.3°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 22 | 3.6 | 10.310 h |
| February, selected | 20.3°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 13 | 2.5 | 11.011 h |
| March | 26.0°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 13 | 2.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.4°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 11 | 2.7 | 12.913 h |
| May | 38.8°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 4.1 | 0.6 | 13.814 h |
| June | 43.4°C28.9°C | 28.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.214 h |
| July | 45.4°C31.1°C | 31.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.014 h |
| August | 45.7°C30.8°C | 30.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 42.0°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 35.3°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 3.5 | 1.0 | 11.411 h |
| November | 24.9°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 20 | 3.0 | 10.611 h |
| December | 19.0°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 18 | 3.4 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Al-Qāsim in FebruaryIraq · 41 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 7.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Kufa in FebruaryIraq · 46 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 7.8°C · 13 mm rain
- Najaf in FebruaryIraq · 55 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 6.8°C · 13 mm rain
- Al Hillah in FebruaryIraq · 71 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 7.8°C · 16 mm rain
- An Nu‘mānīyah in FebruaryIraq · 78 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 7.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Abu Gharaq in FebruaryIraq · 81 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 8.2°C · 15 mm rain
- As Samawah in FebruaryIraq · 81 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 8.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Al Hindīyah in FebruaryIraq · 90 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 7.9°C · 15 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 Diwaniyah) is explained once on the Al Diwaniyah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.