Ramadi climate — normals and trends
Ramadi (Iraq) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 108 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 (35.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Ramadi averages 2 frost days, 186 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 21 rainy days per year.
Ramadi has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 50.7 °C (on 24 July 2020) and the coldest -5.8 °C (on 8 January 1942).
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
RamadiAl-Anbar Governorate
- coords
- 33.42°, 43.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.3°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
17.5°C
Annual rainfall
108mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
43%
Average peak wind
19.7km/h
Seasonal range
26.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
186 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
21 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.4 °C
Average feels-like low
15.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
163 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
50.7 °C
24 July 2020
Coldest day
-5.8 °C
8 January 1942
Wettest day
51 mm
15 March 1972
Windiest day
55.9 km/h
9 January 1979
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
17 April 1964
Hottest feels-like
51.1 °C
8 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-11.9 °C
19 January 1964
Snowiest day
0.6 cm
11 January 2008
Sunniest day
14.0 h
31 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 8 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 16.2 °C | -1.5 °C | 8 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 24.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 40 mm | +20 mm |
| Apr | 30.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 11 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 37.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 42.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 44.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 44.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 38.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 33.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 26.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 17.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 41 mm | +21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ramadi?
Ramadi has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 108 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ramadi?
The hottest day measured in Ramadi between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2020, reaching 50.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ramadi?
The coldest day measured in Ramadi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1942, at -5.8 °C.
Does it snow in Ramadi?
Almost never: Ramadi sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ramadi warmed?
Yes: Ramadi warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ramadi?
The wettest day measured in Ramadi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1972, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ramadi?
The windiest day measured in Ramadi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1979, with winds reaching 55.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ramadi?
The warmest month in Ramadi is July (35.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Ramadi?
Ramadi receives on average 108 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 21 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ramadi?
Ramadi 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 Ramadi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ramadi between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2008, with 0.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ramadi?
Yes: Ramadi has on average 163 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ramadi?
In Ramadi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.1 °C on 8 August 2003, and the lowest was -11.9 °C on 19 January 1964.
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