Kifrī climate — normals and trends
Kifrī (Iraq) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 374 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 (36.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Kifrī averages 6 frost days, 180 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 46 rainy days per year.
Kifrī 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 9 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 50.6 °C (on 18 July 1978) and the coldest -8.1 °C (on 8 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
KifrīDiyala Governorate
- coords
- 34.69°, 44.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.7°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
16.6°C
Annual rainfall
374mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
41%
Average peak wind
19.4km/h
Seasonal range
27.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
180 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
46 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.5 cm
Average feels-like high
26.8 °C
Average feels-like low
13.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
153 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
50.6 °C
18 July 1978
Coldest day
-8.1 °C
8 February 1950
Wettest day
84 mm
29 October 2015
Windiest day
56.7 km/h
15 May 1966
Strongest gust
97.6 km/h
19 January 2018
Hottest feels-like
51.3 °C
11 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-13.3 °C
8 February 1950
Snowiest day
3.9 cm
6 February 1950
Sunniest day
14.0 h
22 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 20 mm | -48 mm |
| Feb | 14.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 36 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 23.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 37 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 30.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 34 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 38.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 5 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 42.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 44.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 45.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 38.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 33.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 26.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 27 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 16.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 215 mm | +146 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kifrī?
Kifrī has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 374 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kifrī?
The hottest day measured in Kifrī between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1978, reaching 50.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kifrī?
The coldest day measured in Kifrī between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1950, at -8.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kifrī?
Almost never: Kifrī sees virtually no snow, with about 6 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kifrī warmed?
Yes: Kifrī warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kifrī?
The wettest day measured in Kifrī between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2015, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kifrī?
The windiest day measured in Kifrī between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1966, with winds reaching 56.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kifrī?
The warmest month in Kifrī is July (36.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Kifrī?
Kifrī receives on average 374 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 46 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kifrī?
Kifrī gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kifrī?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kifrī between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, with 3.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kifrī?
Yes: Kifrī has on average 153 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kifrī?
In Kifrī, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.3 °C on 11 August 2003, and the lowest was -13.3 °C on 8 February 1950.
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