Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Qā’im weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Al Qā’im: daytime highs average 40.6°C and nights cool to about 26.8°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 August (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 26 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Deir ez-Zor (130 km away). In August its highs average 40.0°C, 0.6°C cooler than Al Qā’im, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Al Qā’im ranks joint 46th of 59 for the warmest August highs and joint 19th of 59 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 59 cities is 43.4°C; Al Qā’im is 2.8°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 4.2°C to 36.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August 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 Qā’im climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.5°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 25 | 5.4 | 10.110 h |
| February | 16.3°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 18 | 3.9 | 10.911 h |
| March | 21.6°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 18 | 3.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 27.7°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 11 | 2.0 | 13.013 h |
| May | 33.5°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 4.5 | 1.1 | 13.914 h |
| June | 38.1°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.414 h |
| July | 40.9°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.214 h |
| August, selected | 40.6°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| September | 36.5°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 30.2°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 9.0 | 1.4 | 11.311 h |
| November | 20.7°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 16 | 3.2 | 10.410 h |
| December | 14.9°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 19 | 3.9 | 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
August in nearby cities
- Deir ez-Zor in AugustSyria · 130 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 26.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al Ḩasakah in AugustSyria · 236 kmHigh 40.5°C · Low 26.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Bayjī in AugustIraq · 236 kmHigh 43.4°C · Low 29.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ash Sharqāt in AugustIraq · 239 kmHigh 42.6°C · Low 28.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ramadi in AugustIraq · 240 kmHigh 43.2°C · Low 29.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Rukban in AugustJordan · 243 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 21.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Ar Raqqah in AugustSyria · 250 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 24.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Sāmarrā’ in AugustIraq · 267 kmHigh 43.9°C · Low 29.4°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 Qā’im) is explained once on the Al Qā’im year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.