Climate averages 1991–2020
Bayjī weather
in June.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a very hot month in Bayjī: daytime highs average 40.7°C and nights cool to about 26.6°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 (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 28 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ash Sharqāt (70 km away). In June its highs average 39.8°C, 0.9°C cooler than Bayjī, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Bayjī ranks joint 36th 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; Bayjī is level with that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 43.6°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
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, selected | 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 | 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
June in nearby cities
- Ash Sharqāt in JuneIraq · 70 kmHigh 39.8°C · Low 25.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Sāmarrā’ in JuneIraq · 89 kmHigh 41.3°C · Low 27.1°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kirkuk in JuneIraq · 102 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 24.3°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Ţūz Khūrmātū in JuneIraq · 104 kmHigh 40.4°C · Low 26.1°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Erbil in JuneIraq · 148 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 22.0°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Xebat in JuneIraq · 151 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 22.5°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Khasnahzān in JuneIraq · 153 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Khāliş in JuneIraq · 157 kmHigh 42.3°C · Low 28.7°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.