Climate averages 1991–2020
Ţūz Khūrmātū weather
in August.
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.
August is a very hot month in Ţūz Khūrmātū: daytime highs average 43.2°C and nights cool to about 28.9°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 August (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 28 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kirkuk (68 km away). In August its highs average 42.3°C, 0.9°C cooler than Ţūz Khūrmātū, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Ţūz Khūrmātū ranks joint 38th of 59 for the warmest August highs and joint 19th of 59 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 59 cities is 43.4°C; Ţūz Khūrmātū is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 4.6°C to 38.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Ţūz Khūrmātū climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.7°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 75 | 8.4 | 10.110 h |
| February | 15.6°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 64 | 8.1 | 10.911 h |
| March | 20.9°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 60 | 7.1 | 11.912 h |
| April | 27.5°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 39 | 5.0 | 13.013 h |
| May | 34.6°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 9.9 | 2.4 | 14.014 h |
| June | 40.4°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 14.514 h |
| July | 43.4°C29.2°C | 29.2°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 14.314 h |
| August, selected | 43.2°C28.9°C | 28.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.513 h |
| September | 38.6°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 31.7°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 23 | 2.1 | 11.311 h |
| November | 21.6°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 50 | 5.3 | 10.410 h |
| December | 15.7°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 72 | 7.5 | 9.910 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
August in nearby cities
- Kirkuk in AugustIraq · 68 kmHigh 42.3°C · Low 27.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kelar in AugustIraq · 69 kmHigh 43.5°C · Low 28.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Khānaqīn in AugustIraq · 92 kmHigh 43.7°C · Low 28.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sāmarrā’ in AugustIraq · 103 kmHigh 43.9°C · Low 29.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Bayjī in AugustIraq · 104 kmHigh 43.4°C · Low 29.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sulaymaniyah in AugustIraq · 105 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 22.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al Miqdādīyah in AugustIraq · 105 kmHigh 44.8°C · Low 30.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Khāliş in AugustIraq · 120 kmHigh 44.8°C · Low 31.1°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 Ţūz Khūrmātū) is explained once on the Ţūz Khūrmātū year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.