‘Alī al Gharbī climate — normals and trends
‘Alī al Gharbī (Iraq) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 255 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 (38.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
‘Alī al Gharbī averages 1 frost days, 205 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 34 rainy days per year.
‘Alī al Gharbī has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °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 30 July 2020) and the coldest -6.2 °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
‘Alī al GharbīMaysan Governorate
- coords
- 32.46°, 46.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
32.1°C
Average daily low
19.0°C
Annual rainfall
255mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
39%
Average peak wind
23.4km/h
Seasonal range
27.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
205 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
34 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.6 °C
Average feels-like low
16.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
176 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
30 July 2020
Coldest day
-6.2 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
86 mm
4 November 1997
Windiest day
60.0 km/h
1 March 1952
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
1 March 1952
Hottest feels-like
52.6 °C
2 August 2011
Coldest feels-like
-11.5 °C
20 January 1964
Snowiest day
0.1 cm
24 January 1974
Sunniest day
14.0 h
28 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 8 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 19.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 13 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 25.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 79 mm | +35 mm |
| Apr | 34.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 6 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 42.6 °C | +4.3 °C | 6 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 45.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 47.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 48.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 42.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 37.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 29.6 °C | +4.3 °C | 4 mm | -36 mm |
| Dec | 19.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 91 mm | +44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of ‘Alī al Gharbī?
‘Alī al Gharbī has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 255 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in ‘Alī al Gharbī?
The hottest day measured in ‘Alī al Gharbī between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2020, reaching 52.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in ‘Alī al Gharbī?
The coldest day measured in ‘Alī al Gharbī between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -6.2 °C.
Does it snow in ‘Alī al Gharbī?
Almost never: ‘Alī al Gharbī sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of ‘Alī al Gharbī warmed?
Yes: ‘Alī al Gharbī warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in ‘Alī al Gharbī?
The wettest day measured in ‘Alī al Gharbī between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1997, with 86 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in ‘Alī al Gharbī?
The windiest day measured in ‘Alī al Gharbī between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1952, with winds reaching 60.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in ‘Alī al Gharbī?
The warmest month in ‘Alī al Gharbī is July (38.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.3 °C).
How much does it rain in ‘Alī al Gharbī?
‘Alī al Gharbī receives on average 255 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 34 rainy days.
Is it sunny in ‘Alī al Gharbī?
‘Alī al Gharbī gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in ‘Alī al Gharbī?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in ‘Alī al Gharbī between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1974, with 0.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in ‘Alī al Gharbī?
Yes: ‘Alī al Gharbī has on average 176 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in ‘Alī al Gharbī?
In ‘Alī al Gharbī, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.6 °C on 2 August 2011, and the lowest was -11.5 °C on 20 January 1964.
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