Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Hillah weather
in June.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a very hot month in Al Hillah: daytime highs average 42.5°C and nights cool to about 28.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical June (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 15 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Abu Gharaq (10 km away). In June its highs average 42.2°C, about as warm as Al Hillah, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Al Hillah ranks joint 18th of 59 for the warmest June highs and joint 15th of 59 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 59 cities is 40.6°C; Al Hillah is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 44.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
June 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 Hillah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.7°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 22 | 3.9 | 10.310 h |
| February | 19.6°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 16 | 3.1 | 11.011 h |
| March | 25.3°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 15 | 2.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.7°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 12 | 2.6 | 13.013 h |
| May | 38.1°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 4.2 | 0.9 | 13.814 h |
| June, selected | 42.5°C28.5°C | 28.5°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.214 h |
| July | 44.6°C30.8°C | 30.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.114 h |
| August | 44.9°C30.5°C | 30.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 41.2°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 34.8°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 5.0 | 1.3 | 11.411 h |
| November | 24.3°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 20 | 3.0 | 10.511 h |
| December | 18.3°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 19 | 3.3 | 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
June in nearby cities
- Abu Gharaq in JuneIraq · 10 kmHigh 42.2°C · Low 28.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Hindīyah in JuneIraq · 20 kmHigh 42.1°C · Low 28.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Al-Qāsim in JuneIraq · 31 kmHigh 43.1°C · Low 28.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al-Musayab in JuneIraq · 37 kmHigh 42.3°C · Low 28.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Karbala in JuneIraq · 41 kmHigh 41.3°C · Low 27.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Kufa in JuneIraq · 46 kmHigh 42.5°C · Low 28.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah in JuneIraq · 48 kmHigh 42.3°C · Low 27.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Najaf in JuneIraq · 49 kmHigh 42.1°C · Low 27.0°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 Hillah) is explained once on the Al Hillah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.