Climate averages 1991–2020
Nasiriyah weather
in February.
A mild, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 8th 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 Nasiriyah: daytime highs average 21.0°C and nights cool to about 8.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 04 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ash Shaţrah (40 km away). In February its highs average 20.8°C, about as warm as Nasiriyah, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Nasiriyah ranks 6th of 59 for the warmest February highs and 5th of 59 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 59 cities is 17.0°C; Nasiriyah is 4.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 5.7°C to 26.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 15 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
Nasiriyah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.9°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 25 | 4.0 | 10.410 h |
| February, selected | 21.0°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 14 | 2.5 | 11.111 h |
| March | 26.7°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 15 | 2.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.3°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 11 | 2.2 | 12.913 h |
| May | 39.8°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 2.9 | 0.6 | 13.714 h |
| June | 44.3°C30.0°C | 30.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.114 h |
| July | 46.2°C32.0°C | 32.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.014 h |
| August | 46.4°C31.7°C | 31.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 42.6°C27.6°C | 27.6°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 36.0°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 5.3 | 0.9 | 11.411 h |
| November | 25.6°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 24 | 2.9 | 10.611 h |
| December | 19.4°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 19 | 3.5 | 10.210 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
- Ash Shaţrah in FebruaryIraq · 40 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 8.6°C · 16 mm rain
- Qal‘at Sukkar in FebruaryIraq · 91 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 8.6°C · 16 mm rain
- As Samawah in FebruaryIraq · 97 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 8.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Al Madīnah in FebruaryIraq · 97 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 9.3°C · 20 mm rain
- Al Qurnah in FebruaryIraq · 112 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 9.2°C · 21 mm rain
- Al ‘Amārah in FebruaryIraq · 121 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 8.7°C · 25 mm rain
- Al Ḩayy in FebruaryIraq · 126 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 8.6°C · 22 mm rain
- Az Zubayr in FebruaryIraq · 157 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 9.1°C · 18 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 Nasiriyah) is explained once on the Nasiriyah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.