Al-Qāsim climate — normals and trends
Al-Qāsim (Iraq) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 102 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 (37.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Al-Qāsim averages 2 frost days, 209 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 20 rainy days per year.
Al-Qāsim has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 52.8 °C (on 18 July 1978) and the coldest -5.2 °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-QāsimBabil Governorate
- coords
- 32.30°, 44.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
32.2°C
Average daily low
18.8°C
Annual rainfall
102mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
35%
Average peak wind
21.3km/h
Seasonal range
26.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
209 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
20 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.6 °C
Average feels-like low
15.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
179 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
52.8 °C
18 July 1978
Coldest day
-5.2 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
40 mm
10 November 2013
Windiest day
53.8 km/h
17 April 1964
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
17 April 1964
Hottest feels-like
53.6 °C
26 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-10.4 °C
20 January 1964
Snowiest day
0.7 cm
13 February 1971
Sunniest day
14.0 h
31 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 6 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 18.3 °C | -2.0 °C | 6 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 26.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 35 mm | +19 mm |
| Apr | 34.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 41.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 44.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 46.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 47.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 41.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 36.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 19.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 66 mm | +48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al-Qāsim?
Al-Qāsim has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 102 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al-Qāsim?
The hottest day measured in Al-Qāsim between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1978, reaching 52.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al-Qāsim?
The coldest day measured in Al-Qāsim between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -5.2 °C.
Does it snow in Al-Qāsim?
Almost never: Al-Qāsim sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Al-Qāsim warmed?
Yes: Al-Qāsim warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al-Qāsim?
The wettest day measured in Al-Qāsim between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 2013, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al-Qāsim?
The windiest day measured in Al-Qāsim between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1964, with winds reaching 53.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al-Qāsim?
The warmest month in Al-Qāsim is July (37.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Al-Qāsim?
Al-Qāsim receives on average 102 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 20 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al-Qāsim?
Al-Qāsim 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 Al-Qāsim?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Al-Qāsim between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1971, with 0.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Al-Qāsim?
Yes: Al-Qāsim has on average 179 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al-Qāsim?
In Al-Qāsim, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 53.6 °C on 26 July 2020, and the lowest was -10.4 °C on 20 January 1964.
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