Climate averages 1991–2020
Soran weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Soran: daytime highs average 36.8°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.7 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 24 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Hajiawa (52 km away). In July its highs average 39.3°C, 2.5°C warmer than Soran, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Soran ranks 59th of 59 for the warmest July highs and 59th of 59 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 59 cities is 43.4°C; Soran is 6.6°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 37.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.7 mm to 1.0 mm.
The annual picture
July 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
Soran climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 150 | 11.9 | 10.010 h |
| February | 9.0°C-0.4°C | -0.4°C | 156 | 12.4 | 10.811 h |
| March | 13.7°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 169 | 13.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 19.4°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 132 | 12.9 | 13.113 h |
| May | 25.5°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 60 | 8.7 | 14.114 h |
| June | 32.3°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 4.5 | 1.5 | 14.615 h |
| July, selected | 36.8°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 1.7 | 0.6 | 14.414 h |
| August | 37.0°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 1.0 | 0.3 | 13.614 h |
| September | 32.1°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 2.8 | 0.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.0°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 44 | 5.0 | 11.311 h |
| November | 15.8°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 100 | 8.6 | 10.310 h |
| December | 10.0°C0.7°C | 0.7°C | 132 | 10.0 | 9.710 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
July in nearby cities
- Hajiawa in JulyIraq · 52 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 22.8°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Piranshahr in JulyIran · 54 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 20.1°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Rānyah in JulyIraq · 54 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 23.2°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Baḥarkah in JulyIraq · 59 kmHigh 40.9°C · Low 25.2°C · 0.3 mm rain
- 'Ākra in JulyIraq · 60 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 23.3°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Khasnahzān in JulyIraq · 62 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 24.2°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Erbil in JulyIraq · 70 kmHigh 41.5°C · Low 25.9°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Qeładizê in JulyIraq · 74 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 22.8°C · 1.0 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 Soran) is explained once on the Soran year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.