Koysinceq climate — normals and trends
Koysinceq (Iraq) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 712 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 (32.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Koysinceq averages 35 frost days, 144 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 71 rainy days per year.
Koysinceq has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 46 to 24 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.1 °C (on 16 July 2000) and the coldest -18.3 °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
KoysinceqErbil Governorate
- coords
- 36.08°, 44.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
25.0°C
Average daily low
11.2°C
Annual rainfall
712mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
10.1km/h
Seasonal range
27.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
35 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
144 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
71 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.2 cm
Average feels-like high
24.0 °C
Average feels-like low
9.2 °C
Average peak gust
28.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
70 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
47.1 °C
16 July 2000
Coldest day
-18.3 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
94 mm
26 February 1991
Windiest day
31.5 km/h
29 April 1980
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
23 February 1967
Hottest feels-like
48.2 °C
2 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-22.6 °C
20 January 1964
Snowiest day
22.5 cm
12 January 1950
Sunniest day
14.0 h
16 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 19 mm | -103 mm |
| Feb | 11.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 60 mm | -60 mm |
| Mar | 20.9 °C | +4.6 °C | 27 mm | -99 mm |
| Apr | 25.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 93 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 32.9 °C | +4.1 °C | 9 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 37.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 41.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 42.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 36.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 23.5 °C | +4.5 °C | 70 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 13.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 184 mm | +73 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Koysinceq?
Koysinceq has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 712 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Koysinceq?
The hottest day measured in Koysinceq between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2000, reaching 47.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Koysinceq?
The coldest day measured in Koysinceq between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -18.3 °C.
Does it snow in Koysinceq?
Yes. Koysinceq gets on average 15.2 cm of snow per year and has around 35 frost days.
Has the climate of Koysinceq warmed?
Yes: Koysinceq warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Koysinceq?
The wettest day measured in Koysinceq between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1991, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Koysinceq?
The windiest day measured in Koysinceq between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1980, with winds reaching 31.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Koysinceq?
The warmest month in Koysinceq is July (32.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Koysinceq?
Koysinceq receives on average 712 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 71 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Koysinceq?
Koysinceq gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Koysinceq?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Koysinceq between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1950, with 22.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Koysinceq?
Yes: Koysinceq has on average 70 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Koysinceq?
In Koysinceq, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.2 °C on 2 July 2018, and the lowest was -22.6 °C on 20 January 1964.
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