Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Ḩayy weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Al Ḩayy: daytime highs average 46.0°C and nights cool to about 32.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 02 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Qal‘at Sukkar (35 km away). In July its highs average 46.1°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 July highs and joint 1st of 59 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 59 cities is 43.4°C; Al Ḩayy is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 46.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Qal‘at Sukkar in JulyIraq · 35 kmHigh 46.1°C · Low 32.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Al-Kut in JulyIraq · 43 kmHigh 45.8°C · Low 31.7°C · 0 mm rain
- An Nu‘mānīyah in JulyIraq · 73 kmHigh 45.7°C · Low 31.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Ash Shaţrah in JulyIraq · 86 kmHigh 46.2°C · Low 32.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Diwaniyah in JulyIraq · 107 kmHigh 45.4°C · Low 31.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Al ‘Amārah in JulyIraq · 110 kmHigh 46.5°C · Low 32.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- As Samawah in JulyIraq · 117 kmHigh 45.6°C · Low 31.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Nasiriyah in JulyIraq · 126 kmHigh 46.2°C · Low 32.0°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.