Tikrit climate — normals and trends
Tikrit (Iraq) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 176 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 (36.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Tikrit averages 6 frost days, 187 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 31 rainy days per year.
Tikrit 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 9 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 51.1 °C (on 28 July 2020) and the coldest -6.2 °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
TikritSalah ad Din
- coords
- 34.62°, 43.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.2°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
16.9°C
Annual rainfall
176mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
41%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
27.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
187 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
31 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
27.7 °C
Average feels-like low
14.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
156 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
51.1 °C
28 July 2020
Coldest day
-6.2 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
99 mm
12 April 2023
Windiest day
57.6 km/h
1 March 1941
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
21 March 1952
Hottest feels-like
52.3 °C
28 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-12.0 °C
19 January 1964
Snowiest day
2.9 cm
11 January 2008
Sunniest day
14.0 h
21 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 8 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 15.8 °C | -1.5 °C | 28 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 24.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 51 mm | +20 mm |
| Apr | 30.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 12 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 38.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 42.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 45.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 45.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 39.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 33.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 9 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 17.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 99 mm | +68 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tikrit?
Tikrit has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 176 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tikrit?
The hottest day measured in Tikrit between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2020, reaching 51.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tikrit?
The coldest day measured in Tikrit between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -6.2 °C.
Does it snow in Tikrit?
Almost never: Tikrit sees virtually no snow, with about 6 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tikrit warmed?
Yes: Tikrit warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tikrit?
The wettest day measured in Tikrit between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2023, with 99 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tikrit?
The windiest day measured in Tikrit between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1941, with winds reaching 57.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tikrit?
The warmest month in Tikrit is July (36.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Tikrit?
Tikrit receives on average 176 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 31 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tikrit?
Tikrit 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 Tikrit?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tikrit between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2008, with 2.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tikrit?
Yes: Tikrit has on average 156 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tikrit?
In Tikrit, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.3 °C on 28 July 2020, and the lowest was -12.0 °C on 19 January 1964.
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