Climate averages 1991–2020
Qal‘at Sukkar weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 10th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Qal‘at Sukkar: daytime highs average 19.0°C and nights cool to about 8.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 24 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 07 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Ḩayy (35 km away). In December its highs average 18.8°C, about as warm as Qal‘at Sukkar, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Qal‘at Sukkar ranks joint 9th of 59 for the warmest December highs and joint 20th of 59 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 59 cities is 16.3°C; Qal‘at Sukkar is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 17.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 24 mm to 26 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Al Ḩayy in DecemberIraq · 35 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 8.9°C · 31 mm rain
- Ash Shaţrah in DecemberIraq · 51 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 8.5°C · 23 mm rain
- Al-Kut in DecemberIraq · 76 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 8.6°C · 31 mm rain
- Nasiriyah in DecemberIraq · 91 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 8.6°C · 19 mm rain
- As Samawah in DecemberIraq · 94 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 7.8°C · 16 mm rain
- An Nu‘mānīyah in DecemberIraq · 99 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 8.1°C · 27 mm rain
- Al ‘Amārah in DecemberIraq · 101 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 9.0°C · 40 mm rain
- Al Diwaniyah in DecemberIraq · 109 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 7.9°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 Qal‘at Sukkar) is explained once on the Qal‘at Sukkar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.