Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Qā’im weather
in September.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a very hot month in Al Qā’im: daytime highs average 36.5°C and nights cool to about 23.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical September (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 25 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Deir ez-Zor (130 km away). In September its highs average 35.7°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 45th of 59 for the warmest September highs and joint 4th of 59 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 59 cities is 39.2°C; Al Qā’im is 2.7°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 6.2°C to 30.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 9.0 mm.
The annual picture
September 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 | 40.6°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| September, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Deir ez-Zor in SeptemberSyria · 130 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 22.9°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Al Ḩasakah in SeptemberSyria · 236 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 21.9°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Bayjī in SeptemberIraq · 236 kmHigh 38.9°C · Low 24.8°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Ash Sharqāt in SeptemberIraq · 239 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 23.6°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Ramadi in SeptemberIraq · 240 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 25.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Rukban in SeptemberJordan · 243 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Ar Raqqah in SeptemberSyria · 250 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 21.2°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Sāmarrā’ in SeptemberIraq · 267 kmHigh 39.6°C · Low 24.9°C · 0.3 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.