Mandalī climate — normals and trends
Mandalī (Iraq) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 288 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 (37.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Mandalī averages 3 frost days, 193 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 38 rainy days per year.
Mandalī 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 5 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 51.4 °C (on 18 July 1978) and the coldest -6.6 °C (on 21 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
MandalīDiyala Governorate
- coords
- 33.75°, 45.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.0°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
17.6°C
Annual rainfall
288mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
39%
Average peak wind
20.9km/h
Seasonal range
26.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
193 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
38 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
28.0 °C
Average feels-like low
14.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
164 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 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
51.4 °C
18 July 1978
Coldest day
-6.6 °C
21 January 1964
Wettest day
68 mm
10 December 2025
Windiest day
67.6 km/h
4 February 1971
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
22 March 1941
Hottest feels-like
52.0 °C
28 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-11.6 °C
20 January 1964
Snowiest day
1.9 cm
6 February 1950
Sunniest day
14.0 h
29 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 9 mm | -43 mm |
| Feb | 16.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 33 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 24.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 49 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 32.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 18 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 40.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 6 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 43.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 46.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 46.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 40.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 35.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 8 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 18.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 154 mm | +100 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mandalī?
Mandalī has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 288 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mandalī?
The hottest day measured in Mandalī between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1978, reaching 51.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mandalī?
The coldest day measured in Mandalī between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1964, at -6.6 °C.
Does it snow in Mandalī?
Almost never: Mandalī sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mandalī warmed?
Yes: Mandalī warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mandalī?
The wettest day measured in Mandalī between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 2025, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mandalī?
The windiest day measured in Mandalī between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1971, with winds reaching 67.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mandalī?
The warmest month in Mandalī is July (37.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Mandalī?
Mandalī receives on average 288 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 38 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mandalī?
Mandalī 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 Mandalī?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mandalī between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, with 1.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mandalī?
Yes: Mandalī has on average 164 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mandalī?
In Mandalī, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.0 °C on 28 July 2020, and the lowest was -11.6 °C on 20 January 1964.
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