Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Madīnah 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 Madīnah: daytime highs average 21.2°C and nights cool to about 9.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 20 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 04 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Qurnah (17 km away). In February its highs average 21.1°C, about as warm as Al Madīnah, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Al Madīnah ranks joint 1st of 59 for the warmest February highs and joint 24th of 59 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 59 cities is 17.0°C; Al Madīnah is 4.2°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 5.7°C to 26.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 20 mm to 21 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 Madīnah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.1°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 32 | 4.8 | 10.410 h |
| February, selected | 21.2°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 20 | 3.0 | 11.111 h |
| March | 26.8°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 21 | 3.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.5°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 12 | 2.5 | 12.913 h |
| May | 40.3°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 4.3 | 0.9 | 13.714 h |
| June | 45.0°C30.5°C | 30.5°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 14.114 h |
| July | 46.8°C32.7°C | 32.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.914 h |
| August | 46.9°C32.2°C | 32.2°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 43.1°C28.1°C | 28.1°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 36.3°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 7.9 | 0.9 | 11.411 h |
| November | 25.9°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 31 | 3.5 | 10.611 h |
| December | 19.8°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 29 | 4.4 | 10.210 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
- Al Qurnah in FebruaryIraq · 17 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 9.2°C · 21 mm rain
- Basrah in FebruaryIraq · 70 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 9.4°C · 18 mm rain
- Az Zubayr in FebruaryIraq · 76 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 9.1°C · 18 mm rain
- Abū al-Kahṣīb in FebruaryIraq · 82 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 9.4°C · 19 mm rain
- Nasiriyah in FebruaryIraq · 97 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 8.8°C · 14 mm rain
- Al ‘Amārah in FebruaryIraq · 98 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 8.7°C · 25 mm rain
- Khorramshahr in FebruaryIran · 105 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 9.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Ash Shaţrah in FebruaryIraq · 116 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 8.6°C · 16 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 Madīnah) is explained once on the Al Madīnah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.