Climate averages 1991–2020
Qal‘at Sukkar weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Qal‘at Sukkar: daytime highs average 46.2°C and nights cool to about 32.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 19 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Ḩayy (35 km away). In August its highs average 46.1°C, about as warm as Qal‘at Sukkar, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Qal‘at Sukkar ranks 10th of 59 for the warmest August highs and joint 1st of 59 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 59 cities is 43.4°C; Qal‘at Sukkar is 2.8°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 3.8°C to 42.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Qal‘at Sukkar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.4°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 26 | 4.2 | 10.310 h |
| February | 20.4°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 16 | 3.0 | 11.011 h |
| March | 26.1°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 18 | 3.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.6°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 15 | 2.7 | 12.913 h |
| May | 39.3°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 4.3 | 0.9 | 13.814 h |
| June | 44.0°C29.9°C | 29.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.214 h |
| July | 46.1°C32.3°C | 32.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.014 h |
| August, selected | 46.2°C32.0°C | 32.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 42.3°C27.8°C | 27.8°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 35.7°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 4.6 | 1.0 | 11.411 h |
| November | 25.2°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 25 | 3.2 | 10.611 h |
| December | 19.0°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 24 | 3.8 | 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
August in nearby cities
- Al Ḩayy in AugustIraq · 35 kmHigh 46.1°C · Low 31.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ash Shaţrah in AugustIraq · 51 kmHigh 46.3°C · Low 31.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Al-Kut in AugustIraq · 76 kmHigh 45.8°C · Low 31.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Nasiriyah in AugustIraq · 91 kmHigh 46.4°C · Low 31.7°C · 0 mm rain
- As Samawah in AugustIraq · 94 kmHigh 45.8°C · Low 30.7°C · 0 mm rain
- An Nu‘mānīyah in AugustIraq · 99 kmHigh 45.8°C · Low 31.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Al ‘Amārah in AugustIraq · 101 kmHigh 46.6°C · Low 31.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al Diwaniyah in AugustIraq · 109 kmHigh 45.7°C · Low 30.8°C · 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 Qal‘at Sukkar) is explained once on the Qal‘at Sukkar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.