'Ākra climate — normals and trends
'Ākra (Iraq) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 837 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 (31.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
'Ākra averages 51 frost days, 134 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
'Ākra 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 66 to 36 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.7 °C (on 24 July 2025) and the coldest -20.2 °C (on 6 January 1942).
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
'ĀkraNineveh Governorate
- coords
- 36.73°, 43.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.8°C
Average daily high
23.5°C
Average daily low
10.1°C
Annual rainfall
837mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
9.8km/h
Seasonal range
28.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
51 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
134 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
58.9 cm
Average feels-like high
22.5 °C
Average feels-like low
7.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
59 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
45.7 °C
24 July 2025
Coldest day
-20.2 °C
6 January 1942
Wettest day
104 mm
14 April 1971
Windiest day
28.2 km/h
25 December 1963
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
3 March 1988
Hottest feels-like
47.8 °C
25 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-24.8 °C
6 January 1942
Snowiest day
33.0 cm
8 February 1949
Sunniest day
14.0 h
15 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 21 mm | -122 mm |
| Feb | 10.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 83 mm | -57 mm |
| Mar | 20.1 °C | +5.5 °C | 26 mm | -120 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 96 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 31.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 19 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 36.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 40.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 42.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 35.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 5 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 22.7 °C | +5.0 °C | 102 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | 11.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 245 mm | +113 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of 'Ākra?
'Ākra has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 837 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in 'Ākra?
The hottest day measured in 'Ākra between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2025, reaching 45.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in 'Ākra?
The coldest day measured in 'Ākra between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1942, at -20.2 °C.
Does it snow in 'Ākra?
Yes. 'Ākra gets on average 58.9 cm of snow per year and has around 51 frost days.
Has the climate of 'Ākra warmed?
Yes: 'Ākra warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in 'Ākra?
The wettest day measured in 'Ākra between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 1971, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in 'Ākra?
The windiest day measured in 'Ākra between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1963, with winds reaching 28.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in 'Ākra?
The warmest month in 'Ākra is July (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in 'Ākra?
'Ākra receives on average 837 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in 'Ākra?
'Ākra gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in 'Ākra?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in 'Ākra between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1949, with 33.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in 'Ākra?
Yes: 'Ākra has on average 59 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in 'Ākra?
In 'Ākra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.8 °C on 25 July 2015, and the lowest was -24.8 °C on 6 January 1942.
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