Climate averages 1991–2020
Qal‘at Sukkar weather
in June.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a very hot month in Qal‘at Sukkar: daytime highs average 44.0°C and nights cool to about 29.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical June (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 12 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Ḩayy (35 km away). In June its highs average 43.9°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 June highs and joint 1st of 59 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 59 cities is 40.6°C; Qal‘at Sukkar is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 46.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Al Ḩayy in JuneIraq · 35 kmHigh 43.9°C · Low 29.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Ash Shaţrah in JuneIraq · 51 kmHigh 44.2°C · Low 29.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al-Kut in JuneIraq · 76 kmHigh 43.5°C · Low 29.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Nasiriyah in JuneIraq · 91 kmHigh 44.3°C · Low 30.0°C · 0 mm rain
- As Samawah in JuneIraq · 94 kmHigh 43.6°C · Low 29.0°C · 0 mm rain
- An Nu‘mānīyah in JuneIraq · 99 kmHigh 43.5°C · Low 29.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al ‘Amārah in JuneIraq · 101 kmHigh 44.5°C · Low 30.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al Diwaniyah in JuneIraq · 109 kmHigh 43.4°C · Low 28.9°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.