Climate averages 1991–2020
Sulaymaniyah weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Sulaymaniyah: daytime highs average 39.0°C and nights cool to about 22.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 19 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bāneh (63 km away). In July its highs average 34.1°C, 4.9°C cooler than Sulaymaniyah, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Sulaymaniyah ranks joint 57th of 59 for the warmest July highs and joint 33rd of 59 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 59 cities is 43.4°C; Sulaymaniyah is 4.4°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 39.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 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
Sulaymaniyah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.0°C-0.8°C | -0.8°C | 131 | 12.1 | 10.010 h |
| February | 10.7°C-0.1°C | -0.1°C | 132 | 12.1 | 10.911 h |
| March | 15.5°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 121 | 11.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.1°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 88 | 10.1 | 13.113 h |
| May | 27.6°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 30 | 5.2 | 14.014 h |
| June | 34.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 14.515 h |
| July, selected | 39.0°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.314 h |
| August | 39.1°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.514 h |
| September | 34.1°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 1.0 | 0.3 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.9°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 38 | 3.8 | 11.311 h |
| November | 17.2°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 83 | 7.8 | 10.310 h |
| December | 11.5°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 108 | 10.1 | 9.810 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
- Bāneh in JulyIran · 63 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Marīvān in JulyIran · 68 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 18.2°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Qeładizê in JulyIraq · 74 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 22.8°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Rānyah in JulyIraq · 91 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 23.2°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Hajiawa in JulyIraq · 94 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 22.8°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Kirkuk in JulyIraq · 95 kmHigh 42.6°C · Low 27.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Ţūz Khūrmātū in JulyIraq · 105 kmHigh 43.4°C · Low 29.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kelar in JulyIraq · 105 kmHigh 43.7°C · Low 28.3°C · 0.1 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 Sulaymaniyah) is explained once on the Sulaymaniyah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.