Climate averages 1991–2020
Khānaqīn weather
in September.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a very hot month in Khānaqīn: daytime highs average 39.3°C and nights cool to about 23.9°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 3rd 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 Kelar (32 km away). In September its highs average 39.0°C, about as warm as Khānaqīn, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Khānaqīn ranks 35th of 59 for the warmest September highs and joint 14th of 59 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 59 cities is 39.2°C; Khānaqīn is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 6.9°C to 32.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 19 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
Khānaqīn climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.4°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 80 | 9.0 | 10.110 h |
| February | 16.3°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 62 | 7.9 | 10.911 h |
| March | 21.4°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 66 | 7.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 28.0°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 40 | 5.3 | 13.013 h |
| May | 35.2°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 10 | 2.0 | 13.914 h |
| June | 41.0°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 14.414 h |
| July | 43.8°C28.6°C | 28.6°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 14.214 h |
| August | 43.7°C28.3°C | 28.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| September, selected | 39.3°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 32.4°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 19 | 2.2 | 11.411 h |
| November | 22.2°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 57 | 5.8 | 10.410 h |
| December | 16.4°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 75 | 7.7 | 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
- Kelar in SeptemberIraq · 32 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 24.0°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Al Miqdādīyah in SeptemberIraq · 59 kmHigh 40.6°C · Low 26.2°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Ţūz Khūrmātū in SeptemberIraq · 92 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 24.5°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Baqubah in SeptemberIraq · 98 kmHigh 40.7°C · Low 26.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Khāliş in SeptemberIraq · 99 kmHigh 40.7°C · Low 26.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Eslāmābād-e Gharb in SeptemberIran · 108 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 16.8°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Īlām in SeptemberIran · 124 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 16.7°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Sulaymaniyah in SeptemberIraq · 135 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 17.9°C · 1.0 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 Khānaqīn) is explained once on the Khānaqīn year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.