Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Qā’im weather
in June.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a very hot month in Al Qā’im: daytime highs average 38.1°C and nights cool to about 24.5°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 joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 25 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Deir ez-Zor (130 km away). In June its highs average 37.4°C, 0.7°C cooler than Al Qā’im, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Al Qā’im ranks 44th 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 Qā’im is 2.6°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 40.9°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 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, selected | 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 | 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
June in nearby cities
- Deir ez-Zor in JuneSyria · 130 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 23.6°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Al Ḩasakah in JuneSyria · 236 kmHigh 37.3°C · Low 23.0°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Bayjī in JuneIraq · 236 kmHigh 40.7°C · Low 26.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ash Sharqāt in JuneIraq · 239 kmHigh 39.8°C · Low 25.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Ramadi in JuneIraq · 240 kmHigh 40.7°C · Low 27.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Rukban in JuneJordan · 243 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 18.9°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Ar Raqqah in JuneSyria · 250 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 21.9°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Sāmarrā’ in JuneIraq · 267 kmHigh 41.3°C · Low 27.1°C · 0.2 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.