‘Anat al Qadīmah climate — normals and trends
‘Anat al Qadīmah (Iraq) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 120 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 (34.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
‘Anat al Qadīmah averages 7 frost days, 171 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 25 rainy days per year.
‘Anat al Qadīmah has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 11 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.3 °C (on 28 August 1998) and the coldest -7.9 °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
‘Anat al QadīmahAl-Anbar Governorate
- coords
- 34.47°, 41.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.5°C
Average daily high
27.7°C
Average daily low
15.7°C
Annual rainfall
120mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
44%
Average peak wind
21.9km/h
Seasonal range
26.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
171 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
25 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
25.1 °C
Average feels-like low
12.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
142 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
49.3 °C
28 August 1998
Coldest day
-7.9 °C
6 January 1942
Wettest day
41 mm
16 April 1956
Windiest day
66.4 km/h
9 January 1946
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
16 March 1998
Hottest feels-like
50.4 °C
27 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-14.8 °C
19 January 1964
Snowiest day
3.3 cm
30 January 1992
Sunniest day
13.9 h
10 June 2025
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 | 15.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 3 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 14.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 8 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 23.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 30 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 29.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 7 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 35.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 40.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 42.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 41.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 36.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 25.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 15.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 36 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of ‘Anat al Qadīmah?
‘Anat al Qadīmah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 120 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in ‘Anat al Qadīmah?
The hottest day measured in ‘Anat al Qadīmah between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1998, reaching 49.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in ‘Anat al Qadīmah?
The coldest day measured in ‘Anat al Qadīmah between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1942, at -7.9 °C.
Does it snow in ‘Anat al Qadīmah?
Almost never: ‘Anat al Qadīmah sees virtually no snow, with about 7 frost days per year.
Has the climate of ‘Anat al Qadīmah warmed?
Yes: ‘Anat al Qadīmah warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in ‘Anat al Qadīmah?
The wettest day measured in ‘Anat al Qadīmah between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1956, with 41 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in ‘Anat al Qadīmah?
The windiest day measured in ‘Anat al Qadīmah between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1946, with winds reaching 66.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in ‘Anat al Qadīmah?
The warmest month in ‘Anat al Qadīmah is July (34.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.0 °C).
How much does it rain in ‘Anat al Qadīmah?
‘Anat al Qadīmah receives on average 120 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 25 rainy days.
Is it sunny in ‘Anat al Qadīmah?
‘Anat al Qadīmah 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 ‘Anat al Qadīmah?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in ‘Anat al Qadīmah between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1992, with 3.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in ‘Anat al Qadīmah?
Yes: ‘Anat al Qadīmah has on average 142 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in ‘Anat al Qadīmah?
In ‘Anat al Qadīmah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.4 °C on 27 July 2020, and the lowest was -14.8 °C on 19 January 1964.
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