Mosul climate — normals and trends
Mosul (Iraq) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 388 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 (35.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Mosul averages 9 frost days, 165 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 56 rainy days per year.
Mosul has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.9 °C (on 25 July 2025) and the coldest -7.6 °C (on 15 January 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
MosulNineveh Governorate
- coords
- 36.34°, 43.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.9°C
Average daily high
27.2°C
Average daily low
15.3°C
Annual rainfall
388mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
28.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
9 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
165 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
56 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.7 cm
Average feels-like high
26.0 °C
Average feels-like low
13.0 °C
Average peak gust
27.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
134 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
49.9 °C
25 July 2025
Coldest day
-7.6 °C
15 January 1950
Wettest day
67 mm
24 October 1966
Windiest day
38.6 km/h
5 May 1989
Strongest gust
84.2 km/h
21 March 1952
Hottest feels-like
49.9 °C
1 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
-11.9 °C
15 January 1950
Snowiest day
11.9 cm
10 February 1992
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 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 | 15.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 13 mm | -55 mm |
| Feb | 13.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 31 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 23.8 °C | +5.4 °C | 34 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 27.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 24 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 36.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 6 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 41.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 44.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 44.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 37.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 31.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 24.8 °C | +4.3 °C | 47 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 14.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 104 mm | +41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mosul?
Mosul has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 388 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mosul?
The hottest day measured in Mosul between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2025, reaching 49.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mosul?
The coldest day measured in Mosul between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1950, at -7.6 °C.
Does it snow in Mosul?
Yes. Mosul gets on average 1.7 cm of snow per year and has around 9 frost days.
Has the climate of Mosul warmed?
Yes: Mosul warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mosul?
The wettest day measured in Mosul between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 1966, with 67 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mosul?
The windiest day measured in Mosul between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 1989, with winds reaching 38.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mosul?
The warmest month in Mosul is July (35.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Mosul?
Mosul receives on average 388 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 56 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mosul?
Mosul 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 Mosul?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mosul between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1992, with 11.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mosul?
Yes: Mosul has on average 134 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mosul?
In Mosul, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.9 °C on 1 August 2017, and the lowest was -11.9 °C on 15 January 1950.
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