Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Ḩayy weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Al Ḩayy: daytime highs average 46.1°C and nights cool to about 31.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 20 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Qal‘at Sukkar (35 km away). In August its highs average 46.2°C, about as warm as Al Ḩayy, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Al Ḩayy ranks 11th of 59 for the warmest August highs and joint 19th of 59 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 59 cities is 43.4°C; Al Ḩayy is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 3.9°C to 42.2°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August 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 Ḩayy climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.1°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 32 | 4.9 | 10.310 h |
| February | 20.1°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 22 | 3.7 | 11.011 h |
| March | 25.8°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 23 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.3°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 18 | 3.1 | 12.913 h |
| May | 39.0°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 7.3 | 0.9 | 13.814 h |
| June | 43.9°C29.8°C | 29.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.214 h |
| July | 46.0°C32.2°C | 32.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.014 h |
| August, selected | 46.1°C31.9°C | 31.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 42.2°C27.8°C | 27.8°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 35.5°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 6.4 | 1.3 | 11.411 h |
| November | 25.0°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 32 | 3.5 | 10.511 h |
| December | 18.8°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 31 | 4.8 | 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
August in nearby cities
- Qal‘at Sukkar in AugustIraq · 35 kmHigh 46.2°C · Low 32.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Al-Kut in AugustIraq · 43 kmHigh 45.8°C · Low 31.5°C · 0 mm rain
- An Nu‘mānīyah in AugustIraq · 73 kmHigh 45.8°C · Low 31.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Ash Shaţrah in AugustIraq · 86 kmHigh 46.3°C · Low 31.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Diwaniyah in AugustIraq · 107 kmHigh 45.7°C · Low 30.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Al ‘Amārah in AugustIraq · 110 kmHigh 46.6°C · Low 31.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- As Samawah in AugustIraq · 117 kmHigh 45.8°C · Low 30.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Nasiriyah in AugustIraq · 126 kmHigh 46.4°C · Low 31.7°C · 0 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 Ḩayy) is explained once on the Al Ḩayy year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.