Beguva climate — normals and trends
Beguva (Iraq) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 1,072 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 (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Beguva averages 132 frost days, 69 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Beguva has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 149 to 115 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 31 July 1957) and the coldest -24.4 °C (on 10 January 2008).
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
BeguvaDuhok Governorate
- coords
- 37.24°, 43.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.7°C
Average daily high
17.0°C
Average daily low
3.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,072mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
8.9km/h
Seasonal range
28.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
132 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
69 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
323.0 cm
Average feels-like high
15.4 °C
Average feels-like low
0.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
38.5 °C
31 July 1957
Coldest day
-24.4 °C
10 January 2008
Wettest day
99 mm
19 March 2024
Windiest day
21.9 km/h
9 September 1953
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
22 February 2004
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
13 July 1964
Coldest feels-like
-30.1 °C
13 January 1940
Snowiest day
53.5 cm
24 November 1992
Sunniest day
14.0 h
17 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 18 mm | -142 mm |
| Feb | 2.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 109 mm | -57 mm |
| Mar | 12.6 °C | +5.4 °C | 83 mm | -98 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 148 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 23.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 88 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 33.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 35.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 22.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 24 mm | -34 mm |
| Nov | 16.8 °C | +5.0 °C | 78 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 245 mm | +98 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Beguva?
Beguva has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 1,072 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Beguva?
The hottest day measured in Beguva between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1957, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Beguva?
The coldest day measured in Beguva between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2008, at -24.4 °C.
Does it snow in Beguva?
Yes. Beguva gets on average 323.0 cm of snow per year and has around 132 frost days.
Has the climate of Beguva warmed?
Yes: Beguva warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Beguva?
The wettest day measured in Beguva between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2024, with 99 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Beguva?
The windiest day measured in Beguva between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 1953, with winds reaching 21.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Beguva?
The warmest month in Beguva is July (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Beguva?
Beguva receives on average 1,072 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Beguva?
Beguva gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Beguva?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Beguva between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1992, with 53.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Beguva?
Yes: Beguva has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Beguva?
In Beguva, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 13 July 1964, and the lowest was -30.1 °C on 13 January 1940.
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