Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Ḩayy weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 10th driest 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 Ḩayy: daytime highs average 18.8°C and nights cool to about 8.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 31 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 05 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Qal‘at Sukkar (35 km away). In December its highs average 19.0°C, about as warm as Al Ḩayy, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Al Ḩayy ranks 14th of 59 for the warmest December highs and joint 26th of 59 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 59 cities is 16.3°C; Al Ḩayy is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 17.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 31 mm to 32 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 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Qal‘at Sukkar in DecemberIraq · 35 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 8.7°C · 24 mm rain
- Al-Kut in DecemberIraq · 43 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 8.6°C · 31 mm rain
- An Nu‘mānīyah in DecemberIraq · 73 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 8.1°C · 27 mm rain
- Ash Shaţrah in DecemberIraq · 86 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 8.5°C · 23 mm rain
- Al Diwaniyah in DecemberIraq · 107 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 7.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Al ‘Amārah in DecemberIraq · 110 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 9.0°C · 40 mm rain
- As Samawah in DecemberIraq · 117 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 7.8°C · 16 mm rain
- Nasiriyah in DecemberIraq · 126 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 8.6°C · 19 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.