Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Fāw weather
in February.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 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 Fāw: daytime highs average 18.8°C and nights cool to about 12.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 07 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Abadan (44 km away). In February its highs average 21.0°C, 2.2°C warmer than Al Fāw, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Al Fāw ranks 29th of 59 for the warmest February highs and joint 10th of 59 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 59 cities is 17.0°C; Al Fāw is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.1°C to 22.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 16 mm to 20 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 Fāw climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.0°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 39 | 4.8 | 10.410 h |
| February, selected | 18.8°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 16 | 3.1 | 11.111 h |
| March | 22.9°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 20 | 3.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 28.3°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 6.5 | 1.4 | 12.913 h |
| May | 34.9°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 2.3 | 0.3 | 13.614 h |
| June | 40.3°C30.7°C | 30.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.014 h |
| July | 41.4°C32.4°C | 32.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.914 h |
| August | 41.0°C32.3°C | 32.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.213 h |
| September | 38.1°C29.3°C | 29.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 32.6°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 3.6 | 0.8 | 11.511 h |
| November | 24.7°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 48 | 3.5 | 10.711 h |
| December | 18.9°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 37 | 4.7 | 10.310 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
- Abadan in FebruaryIran · 44 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 9.7°C · 19 mm rain
- Umm Qaşr in FebruaryIraq · 54 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 9.4°C · 16 mm rain
- Khorramshahr in FebruaryIran · 59 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 9.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Abū al-Kahṣīb in FebruaryIraq · 77 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 9.4°C · 19 mm rain
- Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni in FebruaryIran · 79 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 11.7°C · 27 mm rain
- Kuwait City in FebruaryKuwait · 83 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 11.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Ḩawallī in FebruaryKuwait · 83 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 11.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Az Zubayr in FebruaryIraq · 88 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 9.1°C · 18 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 Fāw) is explained once on the Al Fāw year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.