Rānyah climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Rānyah?

Rānyah has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 848 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rānyah?

The hottest day measured in Rānyah between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1966, reaching 43.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Rānyah?

The coldest day measured in Rānyah between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1964, at -18.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Rānyah?

Yes. Rānyah gets on average 154.2 cm of snow per year and has around 61 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Rānyah warmed?

Yes: Rānyah warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Rānyah?

The wettest day measured in Rānyah between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1991, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Rānyah?

The windiest day measured in Rānyah between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1962, with winds reaching 24.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Rānyah?

The warmest month in Rānyah is July (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Rānyah?

Rānyah receives on average 848 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Rānyah?

Rānyah gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Rānyah (Iraq) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 848 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 (29.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Rānyah averages 61 frost days, 112 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.

Rānyah has warmed by +2.7 °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 79 to 43 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.2 °C (on 27 July 1966) and the coldest -18.7 °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

RānyahSulaymaniyah Governorate

coords: 36.26°, 44.88°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

15.0°C

Average daily high

21.2°C

Average daily low

9.0°C

Annual rainfall

848mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

55%

Average peak wind

9.9km/h

Seasonal range

27.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

61 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

112 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

82 d/yr

Annual snowfall

154.2 cm

Average feels-like high

19.7 °C

Average feels-like low

6.9 °C

Average peak gust

34.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

41 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.7 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

43.2 °C

27 July 1966

Coldest day

-18.7 °C

21 January 1964

Wettest day

104 mm

26 February 1991

Windiest day

24.8 km/h

27 March 1962

Strongest gust

103.3 km/h

23 February 1967

Hottest feels-like

44.6 °C

27 July 1966

Coldest feels-like

-23.7 °C

21 January 1964

Snowiest day

40.5 cm

12 January 1950

Sunniest day

14.0 h

17 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	42.7 °C24 July 2025	-12.1 °C25 February 2025	17.2 °C	547 mm	127	41
2024	40.1 °C5 August 2024	-7.9 °C15 December 2024	16.9 °C	927 mm	122	26
2023	41.7 °C11 August 2023	-7.6 °C11 January 2023	17.0 °C	854 mm	115	38
2022	41.4 °C17 July 2022	-11.5 °C22 January 2022	17.0 °C	621 mm	131	39
2021	41.9 °C20 July 2021	-9.3 °C24 January 2021	17.7 °C	519 mm	141	32
2020	41.8 °C28 July 2020	-9.8 °C11 February 2020	16.5 °C	777 mm	126	39
2019	41.8 °C21 July 2019	-7.0 °C11 January 2019	16.4 °C	1,009 mm	137	26
2018	42.8 °C2 July 2018	-7.1 °C2 February 2018	17.2 °C	1,105 mm	127	20
2017	41.6 °C22 July 2017	-10.2 °C19 February 2017	16.7 °C	584 mm	122	56
2016	40.9 °C30 August 2016	-9.2 °C29 January 2016	16.4 °C	924 mm	108	47
2015	41.7 °C13 August 2015	-11.1 °C12 January 2015	16.6 °C	893 mm	127	54
2014	41.1 °C17 July 2014	-8.2 °C6 February 2014	16.5 °C	792 mm	111	33
2013	39.8 °C16 July 2013	-10.0 °C14 January 2013	15.8 °C	893 mm	108	40
2012	40.0 °C28 July 2012	-12.1 °C21 January 2012	15.9 °C	801 mm	126	62
2011	42.1 °C2 August 2011	-8.9 °C14 January 2011	15.1 °C	776 mm	112	65
2010	41.8 °C12 July 2010	-10.1 °C28 January 2010	17.4 °C	702 mm	126	26
2009	39.6 °C19 August 2009	-13.0 °C3 January 2009	15.5 °C	725 mm	106	45
2008	42.2 °C30 July 2008	-17.1 °C16 January 2008	15.9 °C	521 mm	117	62
2007	39.7 °C10 August 2007	-15.1 °C2 January 2007	15.6 °C	668 mm	123	59
2006	40.8 °C11 August 2006	-12.4 °C31 December 2006	15.9 °C	1,001 mm	118	62
2005	40.3 °C28 July 2005	-9.7 °C11 February 2005	15.9 °C	823 mm	116	49
2004	39.3 °C31 July 2004	-11.5 °C18 December 2004	15.5 °C	870 mm	116	53
2003	42.6 °C11 August 2003	-9.6 °C22 December 2003	15.6 °C	1,048 mm	114	38
2002	39.3 °C19 July 2002	-10.7 °C28 December 2002	15.5 °C	1,007 mm	127	57
2001	41.6 °C1 August 2001	-12.4 °C28 January 2001	16.5 °C	674 mm	122	43
2000	42.7 °C16 July 2000	-12.0 °C17 January 2000	15.9 °C	611 mm	118	57
1999	42.2 °C3 August 1999	-8.0 °C22 February 1999	16.6 °C	471 mm	126	49
1998	42.2 °C29 August 1998	-9.3 °C16 January 1998	16.2 °C	762 mm	123	53
1997	39.2 °C28 July 1997	-15.8 °C7 February 1997	14.4 °C	789 mm	105	65
1996	40.5 °C21 July 1996	-7.1 °C15 January 1996	15.9 °C	812 mm	111	30
1995	40.1 °C21 July 1995	-9.0 °C23 January 1995	15.2 °C	702 mm	108	64
1994	38.6 °C15 July 1994	-17.5 °C7 December 1994	15.4 °C	1,143 mm	116	45
1993	40.5 °C17 July 1993	-10.7 °C1 January 1993	14.4 °C	985 mm	101	60
1992	38.1 °C29 July 1992	-12.7 °C29 December 1992	13.2 °C	1,183 mm	93	89
1991	40.8 °C2 August 1991	-10.2 °C26 January 1991	15.0 °C	987 mm	102	71
1990	40.8 °C20 July 1990	-11.1 °C28 December 1990	15.3 °C	625 mm	128	59
1989	41.7 °C21 July 1989	-12.1 °C6 January 1989	15.5 °C	586 mm	111	73
1988	40.4 °C31 July 1988	-12.0 °C2 January 1988	13.9 °C	1,115 mm	96	81
1987	38.0 °C11 August 1987	-10.7 °C31 December 1987	13.9 °C	1,101 mm	102	77
1986	40.5 °C8 July 1986	-12.9 °C5 December 1986	13.9 °C	977 mm	96	92
1985	38.8 °C13 July 1985	-13.4 °C2 March 1985	13.8 °C	986 mm	109	81
1984	39.3 °C10 July 1984	-12.6 °C8 December 1984	13.6 °C	814 mm	114	86
1983	41.3 °C17 July 1983	-14.9 °C28 January 1983	13.3 °C	645 mm	95	95
1982	40.0 °C20 July 1982	-14.1 °C21 January 1982	12.6 °C	920 mm	104	112
1981	40.5 °C16 July 1981	-8.4 °C1 January 1981	14.4 °C	915 mm	104	59
1980	40.8 °C16 July 1980	-10.5 °C17 January 1980	15.1 °C	940 mm	109	61
1979	40.1 °C12 July 1979	-7.9 °C12 January 1979	16.1 °C	726 mm	117	38
1978	43.0 °C18 July 1978	-8.2 °C16 January 1978	15.6 °C	889 mm	109	40
1977	41.0 °C4 August 1977	-11.8 °C9 January 1977	15.3 °C	830 mm	121	50
1976	41.9 °C6 August 1976	-8.5 °C14 February 1976	14.5 °C	996 mm	101	59
1975	42.1 °C7 August 1975	-12.2 °C12 February 1975	14.7 °C	832 mm	106	77
1974	40.0 °C13 August 1974	-12.6 °C4 February 1974	14.6 °C	959 mm	112	77
1973	42.3 °C28 July 1973	-12.7 °C19 January 1973	14.4 °C	805 mm	111	87
1972	40.1 °C13 July 1972	-13.9 °C2 February 1972	13.6 °C	1,083 mm	109	90
1971	38.4 °C3 July 1971	-10.7 °C20 January 1971	14.4 °C	1,021 mm	112	64
1970	40.2 °C13 August 1970	-7.2 °C29 January 1970	15.5 °C	580 mm	110	47
1969	40.5 °C11 August 1969	-8.7 °C4 February 1969	15.1 °C	1,295 mm	113	40
1968	40.5 °C26 July 1968	-12.6 °C19 January 1968	14.6 °C	1,146 mm	100	54
1967	38.5 °C23 July 1967	-12.7 °C25 January 1967	13.7 °C	1,093 mm	95	86
1966	43.2 °C27 July 1966	-5.6 °C23 December 1966	16.1 °C	783 mm	108	27
1965	41.2 °C19 July 1965	-12.0 °C22 December 1965	14.3 °C	1,094 mm	110	70
1964	41.2 °C15 July 1964	-18.7 °C21 January 1964	13.4 °C	915 mm	114	83
1963	39.7 °C22 July 1963	-8.2 °C26 December 1963	14.5 °C	1,238 mm	105	55
1962	40.9 °C20 July 1962	-6.0 °C23 February 1962	15.2 °C	780 mm	112	60
1961	40.5 °C25 July 1961	-13.7 °C24 January 1961	14.2 °C	776 mm	93	84
1960	37.7 °C28 July 1960	-11.5 °C27 January 1960	14.6 °C	704 mm	101	54
1959	39.7 °C20 July 1959	-13.1 °C21 February 1959	13.7 °C	587 mm	91	93
1958	40.2 °C27 July 1958	-11.2 °C3 February 1958	15.3 °C	506 mm	113	51
1957	42.0 °C30 July 1957	-10.3 °C6 February 1957	13.5 °C	965 mm	100	76
1956	39.9 °C3 July 1956	-13.1 °C12 December 1956	13.5 °C	771 mm	99	88
1955	41.6 °C12 August 1955	-8.1 °C6 January 1955	15.5 °C	622 mm	118	41
1954	40.9 °C21 July 1954	-11.4 °C15 January 1954	14.7 °C	1,164 mm	113	59
1953	41.4 °C12 July 1953	-10.6 °C1 December 1953	13.9 °C	1,109 mm	119	78
1952	39.3 °C26 July 1952	-7.9 °C6 March 1952	14.8 °C	836 mm	114	64
1951	42.1 °C27 July 1951	-10.3 °C27 January 1951	15.0 °C	698 mm	117	63
1950	40.9 °C10 August 1950	-15.9 °C17 January 1950	14.0 °C	940 mm	117	74
1949	41.4 °C16 July 1949	-14.3 °C1 January 1949	13.8 °C	1,079 mm	110	86
1948	38.9 °C19 July 1948	-14.7 °C31 December 1948	13.6 °C	859 mm	107	99
1947	40.6 °C16 July 1947	-11.3 °C26 December 1947	14.9 °C	732 mm	100	49
1946	38.7 °C30 June 1946	-11.5 °C29 January 1946	13.9 °C	679 mm	104	75
1945	38.7 °C2 September 1945	-9.2 °C26 January 1945	13.4 °C	639 mm	103	106
1944	39.5 °C26 July 1944	-12.4 °C16 January 1944	14.6 °C	734 mm	104	78
1943	40.1 °C12 July 1943	-6.6 °C10 January 1943	14.9 °C	653 mm	106	73
1942	41.1 °C19 July 1942	-14.6 °C7 January 1942	14.9 °C	897 mm	109	63
1941	39.3 °C11 July 1941	-6.6 °C5 January 1941	14.9 °C	934 mm	109	58
1940	39.1 °C19 July 1940	-14.2 °C14 January 1940	14.3 °C	884 mm	99	76

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.6 °C

+2.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

127 d/yr

+15

Frost days (< 0 °C)

41 d/yr

-20

Annual rainfall

547 mm

-301 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	9.6 °C	+3.5 °C	23 mm	-130 mm
Feb	6.9 °C	-0.8 °C	77 mm	-75 mm
Mar	16.7 °C	+4.6 °C	47 mm	-105 mm
Apr	20.9 °C	+2.5 °C	92 mm	-10 mm
May	28.4 °C	+3.4 °C	22 mm	-15 mm
Jun	33.6 °C	+1.6 °C	3 mm	+1 mm
Jul	37.6 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	39.6 °C	+3.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	32.1 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	26.4 °C	+2.2 °C	3 mm	-23 mm
Nov	20.2 °C	+4.8 °C	48 mm	-37 mm
Dec	9.7 °C	+0.9 °C	232 mm	+97 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.7 °C

24 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-12.1 °C

25 Feb 2025

Wettest day

65.5 mm

28 Dec 2025

Windiest day

20.4 km/h

24 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

80.6 km/h

28 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.6 °C

23 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-16.3 °C

25 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

23.0 cm

28 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

17 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Rānyah?

Rānyah has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 848 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rānyah?

The hottest day measured in Rānyah between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1966, reaching 43.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Rānyah?

The coldest day measured in Rānyah between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1964, at -18.7 °C.

Does it snow in Rānyah?

Yes. Rānyah gets on average 154.2 cm of snow per year and has around 61 frost days.

Has the climate of Rānyah warmed?

Yes: Rānyah warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Rānyah?

The wettest day measured in Rānyah between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1991, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Rānyah?

The windiest day measured in Rānyah between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1962, with winds reaching 24.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Rānyah?

The warmest month in Rānyah is July (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Rānyah?

Rānyah receives on average 848 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Rānyah?

Rānyah gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rānyah?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rānyah between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1950, with 40.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Rānyah?

Yes: Rānyah has on average 41 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rānyah?

In Rānyah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 27 July 1966, and the lowest was -23.7 °C on 21 January 1964.

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