Climate averages 1991–2020
Kelar weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Kelar: daytime highs average 43.7°C and nights cool to about 28.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 14 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khānaqīn (32 km away). In July its highs average 43.8°C, about as warm as Kelar, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Kelar ranks joint 34th of 59 for the warmest July highs and joint 33rd of 59 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 59 cities is 43.4°C; Kelar is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 43.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July 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
Kelar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.0°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 99 | 9.6 | 10.110 h |
| February | 15.8°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 81 | 9.0 | 10.911 h |
| March | 20.7°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 78 | 8.1 | 11.912 h |
| April | 27.3°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 47 | 5.8 | 13.013 h |
| May | 34.6°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 12 | 2.3 | 14.014 h |
| June | 40.7°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 14.414 h |
| July, selected | 43.7°C28.3°C | 28.3°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 14.214 h |
| August | 43.5°C28.1°C | 28.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.513 h |
| September | 39.0°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 32.0°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 26 | 2.2 | 11.311 h |
| November | 21.8°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 65 | 6.2 | 10.410 h |
| December | 16.0°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 91 | 8.1 | 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
July in nearby cities
- Khānaqīn in JulyIraq · 32 kmHigh 43.8°C · Low 28.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Ţūz Khūrmātū in JulyIraq · 69 kmHigh 43.4°C · Low 29.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al Miqdādīyah in JulyIraq · 80 kmHigh 44.8°C · Low 30.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sulaymaniyah in JulyIraq · 105 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Khāliş in JulyIraq · 116 kmHigh 44.8°C · Low 31.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Baqubah in JulyIraq · 117 kmHigh 44.8°C · Low 31.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Eslāmābād-e Gharb in JulyIran · 125 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kirkuk in JulyIraq · 126 kmHigh 42.6°C · Low 27.7°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 Kelar) is explained once on the Kelar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.