Climate averages 1991–2020
Kelar weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Kelar: daytime highs average 32.0°C and nights cool to about 19.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 21 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khānaqīn (32 km away). In October its highs average 32.4°C, about as warm as Kelar, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Kelar ranks joint 38th of 59 for the warmest October highs and joint 48th of 59 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 59 cities is 32.4°C; Kelar is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 10.2°C to 21.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 26 mm to 65 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Khānaqīn in OctoberIraq · 32 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 18.8°C · 19 mm rain
- Ţūz Khūrmātū in OctoberIraq · 69 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 19.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Al Miqdādīyah in OctoberIraq · 80 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 20.7°C · 17 mm rain
- Sulaymaniyah in OctoberIraq · 105 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 12.7°C · 38 mm rain
- Khāliş in OctoberIraq · 116 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 21.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Baqubah in OctoberIraq · 117 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 21.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Eslāmābād-e Gharb in OctoberIran · 125 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 11.0°C · 31 mm rain
- Kirkuk in OctoberIraq · 126 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 17.9°C · 29 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.