Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Miqdādīyah weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Al Miqdādīyah: daytime highs average 17.2°C and nights cool to about 7.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 50 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 56 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Baqubah (40 km away). In December its highs average 17.5°C, about as warm as Al Miqdādīyah, with 33 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Al Miqdādīyah ranks joint 32nd of 59 for the warmest December highs and 39th of 59 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 59 cities is 16.3°C; Al Miqdādīyah is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 15.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 50 mm to 51 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 Miqdādīyah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.4°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 51 | 7.1 | 10.210 h |
| February | 17.7°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 40 | 5.6 | 10.911 h |
| March | 23.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 43 | 5.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 29.7°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 25 | 3.7 | 13.013 h |
| May | 36.7°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 6.5 | 1.6 | 13.914 h |
| June | 42.1°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 14.414 h |
| July | 44.8°C30.7°C | 30.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.214 h |
| August | 44.8°C30.4°C | 30.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| September | 40.6°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 33.8°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 17 | 2.0 | 11.411 h |
| November | 23.3°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 44 | 5.0 | 10.410 h |
| December, selected | 17.2°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 50 | 6.3 | 9.910 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
- Baqubah in DecemberIraq · 40 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 7.8°C · 33 mm rain
- Khāliş in DecemberIraq · 42 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 7.8°C · 33 mm rain
- Khānaqīn in DecemberIraq · 59 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 6.6°C · 75 mm rain
- Sadr City in DecemberIraq · 79 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 7.6°C · 29 mm rain
- Kelar in DecemberIraq · 80 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 6.7°C · 91 mm rain
- Baghdad in DecemberIraq · 87 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 8.0°C · 24 mm rain
- Sāmarrā’ in DecemberIraq · 100 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 6.2°C · 32 mm rain
- Abū Ghurayb in DecemberIraq · 102 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 8.0°C · 23 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 Miqdādīyah) is explained once on the Al Miqdādīyah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.