Climate averages 1991–2020
Najaf weather
in February.
A mild, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Najaf: daytime highs average 19.4°C and nights cool to about 6.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 02 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kufa (9 km away). In February its highs average 19.7°C, about as warm as Najaf, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Najaf ranks 20th of 59 for the warmest February highs and joint 2nd of 59 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 59 cities is 17.0°C; Najaf is 2.4°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 5.7°C to 25.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 13 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Najaf climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.4°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 19 | 3.6 | 10.310 h |
| February, selected | 19.4°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 13 | 2.5 | 11.011 h |
| March | 25.1°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 11 | 2.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.4°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 9.7 | 2.2 | 12.913 h |
| May | 37.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 3.2 | 0.4 | 13.814 h |
| June | 42.1°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.214 h |
| July | 44.2°C29.2°C | 29.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.014 h |
| August | 44.5°C28.7°C | 28.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 40.8°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 34.3°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 3.3 | 0.8 | 11.411 h |
| November | 23.9°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 16 | 2.3 | 10.611 h |
| December | 18.0°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 15 | 2.8 | 10.110 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
February in nearby cities
- Kufa in FebruaryIraq · 9 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 7.8°C · 13 mm rain
- Al-Qāsim in FebruaryIraq · 44 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 7.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Al Hillah in FebruaryIraq · 49 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 7.8°C · 16 mm rain
- Al Diwaniyah in FebruaryIraq · 55 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 8.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Abu Gharaq in FebruaryIraq · 56 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 8.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Al Hindīyah in FebruaryIraq · 59 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 7.9°C · 15 mm rain
- Karbala in FebruaryIraq · 72 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 7.7°C · 15 mm rain
- Al-Musayab in FebruaryIraq · 84 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 7.8°C · 17 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 Najaf) is explained once on the Najaf year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.