Climate averages 1991–2020
Bayjī weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Bayjī: daytime highs average 43.4°C and nights cool to about 29.2°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 (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 28 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ash Sharqāt (70 km away). In August its highs average 42.6°C, 0.8°C cooler than Bayjī, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Bayjī ranks 37th 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; Bayjī is level with that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 4.4°C to 38.9°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
Bayjī climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.9°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 39 | 6.5 | 10.110 h |
| February | 16.5°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 32 | 6.0 | 10.911 h |
| March | 22.0°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 35 | 5.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 28.5°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 23 | 4.0 | 13.013 h |
| May | 35.3°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 6.2 | 1.4 | 14.014 h |
| June | 40.7°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.514 h |
| July | 43.6°C29.6°C | 29.6°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 14.314 h |
| August, selected | 43.4°C29.2°C | 29.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.513 h |
| September | 38.9°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 32.0°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 15 | 1.9 | 11.311 h |
| November | 21.8°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 27 | 4.3 | 10.410 h |
| December | 15.6°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 35 | 5.8 | 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
- Ash Sharqāt in AugustIraq · 70 kmHigh 42.6°C · Low 28.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sāmarrā’ in AugustIraq · 89 kmHigh 43.9°C · Low 29.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Kirkuk in AugustIraq · 102 kmHigh 42.3°C · Low 27.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Ţūz Khūrmātū in AugustIraq · 104 kmHigh 43.2°C · Low 28.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Erbil in AugustIraq · 148 kmHigh 41.2°C · Low 25.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Xebat in AugustIraq · 151 kmHigh 41.6°C · Low 25.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Khasnahzān in AugustIraq · 153 kmHigh 39.8°C · Low 23.7°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Khāliş in AugustIraq · 157 kmHigh 44.8°C · Low 31.1°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 Bayjī) is explained once on the Bayjī year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.