Climate averages 1991–2020
Qal‘at Sukkar weather
in February.
A mild, fairly 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 Qal‘at Sukkar: daytime highs average 20.4°C and nights cool to about 8.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 8th 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 Al Ḩayy (35 km away). In February its highs average 20.1°C, about as warm as Qal‘at Sukkar, with 22 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Qal‘at Sukkar ranks 10th of 59 for the warmest February highs and joint 10th of 59 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 59 cities is 17.0°C; Qal‘at Sukkar is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 5.7°C to 26.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 16 mm to 18 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Al Ḩayy in FebruaryIraq · 35 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 8.6°C · 22 mm rain
- Ash Shaţrah in FebruaryIraq · 51 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 8.6°C · 16 mm rain
- Al-Kut in FebruaryIraq · 76 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 8.3°C · 23 mm rain
- Nasiriyah in FebruaryIraq · 91 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 8.8°C · 14 mm rain
- As Samawah in FebruaryIraq · 94 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 8.1°C · 11 mm rain
- An Nu‘mānīyah in FebruaryIraq · 99 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 7.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Al ‘Amārah in FebruaryIraq · 101 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 8.7°C · 25 mm rain
- Al Diwaniyah in FebruaryIraq · 109 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 8.0°C · 13 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.