Abu Ghraib climate — normals and trends
Abu Ghraib (Iraq) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 130 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (37.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Abu Ghraib averages 1 frost days, 201 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 24 rainy days per year.
Abu Ghraib has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 52.3 °C (on 9 August 2003) and the coldest -4.6 °C (on 20 January 1964).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Abu GhraibBaghdad
- coords
- 33.31°, 44.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.7°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
18.6°C
Annual rainfall
130mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
38%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
26.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
201 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
24 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.4 °C
Average feels-like low
16.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
174 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
52.3 °C
9 August 2003
Coldest day
-4.6 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
60 mm
11 April 1963
Windiest day
49.7 km/h
9 January 1979
Strongest gust
108.0 km/h
17 April 1964
Hottest feels-like
53.9 °C
26 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-9.4 °C
19 January 1964
Snowiest day
1.6 cm
11 January 2008
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 5 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 17.7 °C | -1.6 °C | 8 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 24.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 66 mm | +42 mm |
| Apr | 32.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 7 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 40.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 43.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 45.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 45.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 41.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 35.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 9 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 18.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 62 mm | +39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Abu Ghraib?
Abu Ghraib has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 130 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abu Ghraib?
The hottest day measured in Abu Ghraib between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2003, reaching 52.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Abu Ghraib?
The coldest day measured in Abu Ghraib between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -4.6 °C.
Does it snow in Abu Ghraib?
Almost never: Abu Ghraib sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Abu Ghraib warmed?
Yes: Abu Ghraib warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Abu Ghraib?
The wettest day measured in Abu Ghraib between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 1963, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Abu Ghraib?
The windiest day measured in Abu Ghraib between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1979, with winds reaching 49.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Abu Ghraib?
The warmest month in Abu Ghraib is July (37.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Abu Ghraib?
Abu Ghraib receives on average 130 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 24 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Abu Ghraib?
Abu Ghraib gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Abu Ghraib?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Abu Ghraib between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2008, with 1.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Abu Ghraib?
Yes: Abu Ghraib has on average 174 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Abu Ghraib?
In Abu Ghraib, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 53.9 °C on 26 July 2020, and the lowest was -9.4 °C on 19 January 1964.
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