Tallkayf climate — normals and trends
Tallkayf (Iraq) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 445 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 (34.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Tallkayf averages 10 frost days, 159 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 60 rainy days per year.
Tallkayf has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.8 °C (on 25 July 2025) and the coldest -9.3 °C (on 8 February 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
TallkayfNineveh Governorate
- coords
- 36.49°, 43.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.3°C
Average daily high
26.6°C
Average daily low
14.4°C
Annual rainfall
445mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
27.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
10 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
159 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
60 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.7 cm
Average feels-like high
25.5 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
26.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
121 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
49.8 °C
25 July 2025
Coldest day
-9.3 °C
8 February 1950
Wettest day
65 mm
28 January 2014
Windiest day
35.9 km/h
1 March 1941
Strongest gust
79.6 km/h
21 March 1952
Hottest feels-like
49.2 °C
13 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-13.4 °C
8 February 1950
Snowiest day
10.6 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 | 15.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 13 mm | -65 mm |
| Feb | 13.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 34 mm | -37 mm |
| Mar | 23.6 °C | +5.9 °C | 30 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 27.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 26 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 35.8 °C | +4.6 °C | 10 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 40.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 44.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 43.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 37.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 31.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 24.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 67 mm | +16 mm |
| Dec | 14.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 115 mm | +43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tallkayf?
Tallkayf has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 445 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tallkayf?
The hottest day measured in Tallkayf between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2025, reaching 49.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tallkayf?
The coldest day measured in Tallkayf between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1950, at -9.3 °C.
Does it snow in Tallkayf?
Yes. Tallkayf gets on average 2.7 cm of snow per year and has around 10 frost days.
Has the climate of Tallkayf warmed?
Yes: Tallkayf warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tallkayf?
The wettest day measured in Tallkayf between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2014, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tallkayf?
The windiest day measured in Tallkayf between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1941, with winds reaching 35.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tallkayf?
The warmest month in Tallkayf is July (34.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Tallkayf?
Tallkayf receives on average 445 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 60 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tallkayf?
Tallkayf 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 Tallkayf?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tallkayf between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1992, with 10.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tallkayf?
Yes: Tallkayf has on average 121 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tallkayf?
In Tallkayf, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.2 °C on 13 July 2025, and the lowest was -13.4 °C on 8 February 1950.
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