Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Miqdādīyah 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 Miqdādīyah: daytime highs average 42.1°C and nights cool to about 27.9°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 22 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Baqubah (40 km away). In June its highs average 42.3°C, about as warm as Al Miqdādīyah, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Al Miqdādīyah ranks joint 28th of 59 for the warmest June highs and joint 32nd of 59 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 59 cities is 40.6°C; Al Miqdādīyah is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 44.8°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 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, selected | 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 | 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
June in nearby cities
- Baqubah in JuneIraq · 40 kmHigh 42.3°C · Low 28.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Khāliş in JuneIraq · 42 kmHigh 42.3°C · Low 28.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Khānaqīn in JuneIraq · 59 kmHigh 41.0°C · Low 25.4°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Sadr City in JuneIraq · 79 kmHigh 42.5°C · Low 28.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kelar in JuneIraq · 80 kmHigh 40.7°C · Low 25.3°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Baghdad in JuneIraq · 87 kmHigh 42.4°C · Low 28.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sāmarrā’ in JuneIraq · 100 kmHigh 41.3°C · Low 27.1°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Abū Ghurayb in JuneIraq · 102 kmHigh 41.9°C · Low 28.6°C · 0.1 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.