Hīt climate — normals and trends
Hīt (Iraq) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 107 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 (35.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Hīt averages 6 frost days, 181 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 22 rainy days per year.
Hīt has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 9 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.7 °C (on 24 July 2020) and the coldest -9.0 °C (on 8 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
HītAl-Anbar Governorate
- coords
- 33.64°, 42.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.6°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
16.7°C
Annual rainfall
107mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
41%
Average peak wind
22.2km/h
Seasonal range
26.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
181 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
22 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
26.4 °C
Average feels-like low
13.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
154 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
49.7 °C
24 July 2020
Coldest day
-9.0 °C
8 January 1942
Wettest day
51 mm
3 November 1961
Windiest day
60.3 km/h
5 January 1946
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
1 March 1966
Hottest feels-like
50.8 °C
28 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-14.0 °C
8 January 1942
Snowiest day
1.7 cm
11 January 2008
Sunniest day
14.0 h
4 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 9 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 15.7 °C | -1.4 °C | 8 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 23.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 45 mm | +26 mm |
| Apr | 30.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 6 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 37.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 41.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 43.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 43.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 38.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 32.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 26.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 16.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 27 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hīt?
Hīt has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 107 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hīt?
The hottest day measured in Hīt between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2020, reaching 49.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hīt?
The coldest day measured in Hīt between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1942, at -9.0 °C.
Does it snow in Hīt?
Almost never: Hīt sees virtually no snow, with about 6 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Hīt warmed?
Yes: Hīt warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hīt?
The wettest day measured in Hīt between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 1961, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hīt?
The windiest day measured in Hīt between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1946, with winds reaching 60.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hīt?
The warmest month in Hīt is July (35.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Hīt?
Hīt receives on average 107 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 22 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hīt?
Hīt 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 Hīt?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hīt between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2008, with 1.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hīt?
Yes: Hīt has on average 154 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hīt?
In Hīt, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.8 °C on 28 July 2020, and the lowest was -14.0 °C on 8 January 1942.
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