Khānaqīn climate — normals and trends
Khānaqīn (Iraq) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 413 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 (35.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Khānaqīn averages 6 frost days, 180 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 49 rainy days per year.
Khānaqīn has warmed by +2.7 °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 9 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 50.1 °C (on 12 July 2010) and the coldest -10.3 °C (on 7 February 1950).
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
KhānaqīnDiyala Governorate
- coords
- 34.35°, 45.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.6°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
16.1°C
Annual rainfall
413mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
41%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
26.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
180 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
49 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.7 cm
Average feels-like high
26.8 °C
Average feels-like low
13.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
147 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
50.1 °C
12 July 2010
Coldest day
-10.3 °C
7 February 1950
Wettest day
84 mm
12 December 1991
Windiest day
55.2 km/h
27 March 1962
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
27 May 1944
Hottest feels-like
51.0 °C
28 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-15.4 °C
7 February 1950
Snowiest day
5.7 cm
6 February 1950
Sunniest day
14.0 h
27 May 1940
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 | 16.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 19 mm | -56 mm |
| Feb | 14.5 °C | -1.6 °C | 57 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 22.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 50 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 30.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 28 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 38.7 °C | +4.3 °C | 9 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 42.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 44.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 45.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 38.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 33.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | +4.6 °C | 12 mm | -43 mm |
| Dec | 17.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 172 mm | +98 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Khānaqīn?
Khānaqīn has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 413 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khānaqīn?
The hottest day measured in Khānaqīn between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2010, reaching 50.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Khānaqīn?
The coldest day measured in Khānaqīn between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at -10.3 °C.
Does it snow in Khānaqīn?
Almost never: Khānaqīn sees virtually no snow, with about 6 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Khānaqīn warmed?
Yes: Khānaqīn warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Khānaqīn?
The wettest day measured in Khānaqīn between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1991, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Khānaqīn?
The windiest day measured in Khānaqīn between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1962, with winds reaching 55.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Khānaqīn?
The warmest month in Khānaqīn is July (35.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Khānaqīn?
Khānaqīn receives on average 413 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 49 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Khānaqīn?
Khānaqīn 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 Khānaqīn?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Khānaqīn between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, with 5.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Khānaqīn?
Yes: Khānaqīn has on average 147 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khānaqīn?
In Khānaqīn, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.0 °C on 28 July 2020, and the lowest was -15.4 °C on 7 February 1950.
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