Climate averages 1991–2020
Kirkuk weather
in June.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a very hot month in Kirkuk: daytime highs average 39.2°C and nights cool to about 24.3°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 (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 31 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ţūz Khūrmātū (68 km away). In June its highs average 40.4°C, 1.2°C warmer than Kirkuk, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Kirkuk ranks 42nd of 59 for the warmest June highs and joint 43rd of 59 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 59 cities is 40.6°C; Kirkuk is 1.4°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 3.4°C to 42.6°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
Kirkuk climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.8°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 88 | 10.1 | 10.110 h |
| February | 14.6°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 78 | 9.6 | 10.911 h |
| March | 19.4°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 77 | 9.1 | 11.912 h |
| April | 25.9°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 52 | 7.2 | 13.113 h |
| May | 33.0°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 17 | 3.6 | 14.014 h |
| June, selected | 39.2°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 0.7 | 0.3 | 14.515 h |
| July | 42.6°C27.7°C | 27.7°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 14.314 h |
| August | 42.3°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.513 h |
| September | 37.6°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 0.8 | 0.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 30.6°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 29 | 2.7 | 11.311 h |
| November | 20.7°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 57 | 6.3 | 10.310 h |
| December | 14.8°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 81 | 8.9 | 9.810 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
- Ţūz Khūrmātū in JuneIraq · 68 kmHigh 40.4°C · Low 26.1°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Khasnahzān in JuneIraq · 85 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Erbil in JuneIraq · 87 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 22.0°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Hajiawa in JuneIraq · 93 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 18.9°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Sulaymaniyah in JuneIraq · 95 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 18.4°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Rānyah in JuneIraq · 98 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 19.7°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Baḥarkah in JuneIraq · 100 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 21.3°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Bayjī in JuneIraq · 102 kmHigh 40.7°C · Low 26.6°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 Kirkuk) is explained once on the Kirkuk year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.