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Kurdistan Climate and weather
The average temperatures in Iraqi Kurdistan range from higher than 48 degree C (120 Fahrenheit) in July and August to below freezing in January.
In the mountains of the north and northeast the climate is characterized by warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation occurs mainly in winter and spring, with minimal rainfall in summer. Above 1,500 m, heavy snowfalls occur in the winter, and there is some thunderstorm activity in the summer. Annual precipitation for the whole region ranges from 40 to 100 cm. Few nights are cloudy in summer and about half of the days are cloudy in winter.
A majority of the rainfall occurs from December through April and is more abundant in the mountainous region and may reach 100 cm a year in some places.
Month | average maximum temperature (° C) | average Minimum temperature (° C) | average sun hours per day | average number of days precipitation per month | average precipitation per month |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 12 | 2 | 5 | 14 | ![]() |
February | 15 | 3 | 6 | 11 | ![]() |
March | 19 | 7 | 7 | 10 | ![]() |
April | 25 | 11 | 8 | 10 | ![]() |
May | 32 | 21 | 14 | 1 | |
June | 39 | 21 | 14 | 1 | |
July | 43 | 25 | 14 | 1 | |
August | 42 | 24 | 13 | 1 | |
September | 38 | 19 | 11 | 1 | |
October | 29 | 14 | 8 | 5 | ![]() |
November | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | ![]() |
December | 14 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ![]() |