Hajiawa climate — normals and trends
Hajiawa (Iraq) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 897 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 (29.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Hajiawa averages 58 frost days, 120 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Hajiawa 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 75 to 41 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.0 °C (on 18 July 1978) and the coldest -19.1 °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
HajiawaSulaymaniyah Governorate
- coords
- 36.24°, 44.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.6°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
9.4°C
Annual rainfall
897mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
9.7km/h
Seasonal range
27.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
58 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
120 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
128.5 cm
Average feels-like high
20.7 °C
Average feels-like low
6.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
49 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
44.0 °C
18 July 1978
Coldest day
-19.1 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
107 mm
26 February 1991
Windiest day
26.6 km/h
27 March 1962
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
23 February 1967
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
2 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-23.5 °C
20 January 1964
Snowiest day
36.3 cm
12 January 1950
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 | 10.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 25 mm | -131 mm |
| Feb | 8.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 76 mm | -79 mm |
| Mar | 18.0 °C | +5.0 °C | 44 mm | -115 mm |
| Apr | 22.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 101 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 29.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 27 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 34.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 3 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 38.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 40.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 27.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 3 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 20.9 °C | +4.7 °C | 71 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 10.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 224 mm | +87 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hajiawa?
Hajiawa has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 897 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hajiawa?
The hottest day measured in Hajiawa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1978, reaching 44.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hajiawa?
The coldest day measured in Hajiawa between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -19.1 °C.
Does it snow in Hajiawa?
Yes. Hajiawa gets on average 128.5 cm of snow per year and has around 58 frost days.
Has the climate of Hajiawa warmed?
Yes: Hajiawa warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hajiawa?
The wettest day measured in Hajiawa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1991, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hajiawa?
The windiest day measured in Hajiawa between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1962, with winds reaching 26.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hajiawa?
The warmest month in Hajiawa is July (29.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Hajiawa?
Hajiawa receives on average 897 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hajiawa?
Hajiawa gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hajiawa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hajiawa between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1950, with 36.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hajiawa?
Yes: Hajiawa has on average 49 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hajiawa?
In Hajiawa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 2 July 2018, and the lowest was -23.5 °C on 20 January 1964.
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