Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Ḩayy weather
in February.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th 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 Ḩayy: daytime highs average 20.1°C and nights cool to about 8.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 01 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Qal‘at Sukkar (35 km away). In February its highs average 20.4°C, about as warm as Al Ḩayy, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Al Ḩayy ranks joint 13th of 59 for the warmest February highs and 30th of 59 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 59 cities is 17.0°C; Al Ḩayy is 3.1°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 5.7°C to 25.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 22 mm to 23 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 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Qal‘at Sukkar in FebruaryIraq · 35 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 8.6°C · 16 mm rain
- Al-Kut in FebruaryIraq · 43 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 8.3°C · 23 mm rain
- An Nu‘mānīyah in FebruaryIraq · 73 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 7.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Ash Shaţrah in FebruaryIraq · 86 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 8.6°C · 16 mm rain
- Al Diwaniyah in FebruaryIraq · 107 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 8.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Al ‘Amārah in FebruaryIraq · 110 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 8.7°C · 25 mm rain
- As Samawah in FebruaryIraq · 117 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 8.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Nasiriyah in FebruaryIraq · 126 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 8.8°C · 14 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.