Qal‘at Sukkar climate — normals and trends
Qal‘at Sukkar (Iraq) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 121 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 (38.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Qal‘at Sukkar averages 1 frost days, 211 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 21 rainy days per year.
Qal‘at Sukkar has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 52.4 °C (on 19 August 1998) and the coldest -5.5 °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 SukkarDhi Qar
- coords
- 31.86°, 46.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
32.7°C
Average daily low
19.5°C
Annual rainfall
121mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
34%
Average peak wind
23.5km/h
Seasonal range
26.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
211 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
21 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.7 °C
Average feels-like low
16.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
186 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
52.4 °C
19 August 1998
Coldest day
-5.5 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
49 mm
16 March 1972
Windiest day
54.2 km/h
6 July 1945
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
25 March 2003
Hottest feels-like
53.6 °C
29 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-11.4 °C
20 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.9 h
22 June 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 10 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 18.8 °C | -1.8 °C | 6 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 26.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 42 mm | +22 mm |
| Apr | 34.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 6 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 42.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 45.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 47.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 47.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 42.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 36.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 29.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 3 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 19.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 73 mm | +51 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qal‘at Sukkar?
Qal‘at Sukkar has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 121 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qal‘at Sukkar?
The hottest day measured in Qal‘at Sukkar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1998, reaching 52.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qal‘at Sukkar?
The coldest day measured in Qal‘at Sukkar between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Qal‘at Sukkar?
Almost never: Qal‘at Sukkar sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Qal‘at Sukkar warmed?
Yes: Qal‘at Sukkar warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qal‘at Sukkar?
The wettest day measured in Qal‘at Sukkar between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1972, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qal‘at Sukkar?
The windiest day measured in Qal‘at Sukkar between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1945, with winds reaching 54.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qal‘at Sukkar?
The warmest month in Qal‘at Sukkar is July (38.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Qal‘at Sukkar?
Qal‘at Sukkar receives on average 121 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 21 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qal‘at Sukkar?
Qal‘at Sukkar gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Qal‘at Sukkar?
Yes: Qal‘at Sukkar 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 Sukkar?
In Qal‘at Sukkar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 53.6 °C on 29 July 2020, and the lowest was -11.4 °C on 20 January 1964.
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