Al Fāw climate — normals and trends
Al Fāw (Iraq) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 149 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 (35.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Al Fāw averages 0 frost days, 171 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 22 rainy days per year.
Al Fāw has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.8 °C (on 2 August 2016) and the coldest 0.5 °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
Al FāwBasra Governorate
- coords
- 29.97°, 48.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
28.3°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
149mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
24.5km/h
Seasonal range
21.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
171 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
22 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.6 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
219 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
44.8 °C
2 August 2016
Coldest day
0.5 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
103 mm
17 November 1942
Windiest day
60.3 km/h
15 April 1977
Strongest gust
79.9 km/h
16 February 1949
Hottest feels-like
50.1 °C
30 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-7.0 °C
20 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.2 h
24 June 1941
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 | 17.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 8 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 17.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 14 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 21.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 45 mm | +26 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 35.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 37.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 39.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 38.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 36.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 31.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 25.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -35 mm |
| Dec | 18.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 46 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al Fāw?
Al Fāw has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 149 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Fāw?
The hottest day measured in Al Fāw between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2016, reaching 44.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al Fāw?
The coldest day measured in Al Fāw between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at 0.5 °C.
Does it snow in Al Fāw?
Almost never: Al Fāw sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Al Fāw warmed?
Yes: Al Fāw warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al Fāw?
The wettest day measured in Al Fāw between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 1942, with 103 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al Fāw?
The windiest day measured in Al Fāw between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1977, with winds reaching 60.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al Fāw?
The warmest month in Al Fāw is July (35.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Al Fāw?
Al Fāw receives on average 149 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 22 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al Fāw?
Al Fāw gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Al Fāw?
Yes: Al Fāw has on average 219 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Fāw?
In Al Fāw, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.1 °C on 30 July 2020, and the lowest was -7.0 °C on 20 January 1964.
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