Climate averages 1991–2020
Sulaymaniyah weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Sulaymaniyah: daytime highs average 26.9°C and nights cool to about 12.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 19 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bāneh (63 km away). In October its highs average 21.5°C, 5.4°C cooler than Sulaymaniyah, with 34 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Sulaymaniyah ranks 55th of 59 for the warmest October highs and joint 55th of 59 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 59 cities is 32.4°C; Sulaymaniyah is 5.5°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 9.7°C to 17.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 38 mm to 83 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Bāneh in OctoberIran · 63 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 9.1°C · 34 mm rain
- Marīvān in OctoberIran · 68 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 9.0°C · 26 mm rain
- Qeładizê in OctoberIraq · 74 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 13.6°C · 39 mm rain
- Rānyah in OctoberIraq · 91 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 14.1°C · 32 mm rain
- Hajiawa in OctoberIraq · 94 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 13.4°C · 41 mm rain
- Kirkuk in OctoberIraq · 95 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 17.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Ţūz Khūrmātū in OctoberIraq · 105 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 19.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Kelar in OctoberIraq · 105 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 19.1°C · 26 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.