Qal‘at Şāliḩ climate — normals and trends
Qal‘at Şāliḩ (Iraq) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 165 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 (39.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Qal‘at Şāliḩ averages 0 frost days, 213 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 26 rainy days per year.
Qal‘at Şāliḩ has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 52.6 °C (on 30 July 2020) and the coldest -4.4 °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
Qal‘at ŞāliḩMaysan Governorate
- coords
- 31.53°, 47.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
33.0°C
Average daily low
19.9°C
Annual rainfall
165mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
36%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
26.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
213 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
26 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.8 °C
Average feels-like low
17.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
186 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
52.6 °C
30 July 2020
Coldest day
-4.4 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
74 mm
30 October 2015
Windiest day
49.9 km/h
26 June 1942
Strongest gust
88.9 km/h
25 March 2003
Hottest feels-like
54.3 °C
29 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-10.1 °C
20 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.6 h
26 June 1960
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 8 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 19.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 4 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 26.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 41 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 35.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 43.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 45.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 47.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 48.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 43.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 37.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 29.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 10 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 20.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 45 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qal‘at Şāliḩ?
Qal‘at Şāliḩ has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 165 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qal‘at Şāliḩ?
The hottest day measured in Qal‘at Şāliḩ between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2020, reaching 52.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qal‘at Şāliḩ?
The coldest day measured in Qal‘at Şāliḩ between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -4.4 °C.
Does it snow in Qal‘at Şāliḩ?
Almost never: Qal‘at Şāliḩ sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Qal‘at Şāliḩ warmed?
Yes: Qal‘at Şāliḩ warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qal‘at Şāliḩ?
The wettest day measured in Qal‘at Şāliḩ between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 2015, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qal‘at Şāliḩ?
The windiest day measured in Qal‘at Şāliḩ between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1942, with winds reaching 49.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qal‘at Şāliḩ?
The warmest month in Qal‘at Şāliḩ is July (39.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Qal‘at Şāliḩ?
Qal‘at Şāliḩ receives on average 165 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 26 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qal‘at Şāliḩ?
Qal‘at Şāliḩ gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Qal‘at Şāliḩ?
Yes: Qal‘at Şāliḩ has on average 186 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qal‘at Şāliḩ?
In Qal‘at Şāliḩ, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 54.3 °C on 29 July 2020, and the lowest was -10.1 °C on 20 January 1964.
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