Tuz Khurmatu District climate — normals and trends
Tuz Khurmatu District (Iraq) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 386 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 (35.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Tuz Khurmatu District averages 9 frost days, 175 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 48 rainy days per year.
Tuz Khurmatu District has warmed by +2.6 °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 12 to 6 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 50.1 °C (on 18 July 1978) and the coldest -7.9 °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
Tuz Khurmatu DistrictSalah ad Din
- coords
- 34.89°, 44.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.1°C
Average daily high
28.3°C
Average daily low
15.8°C
Annual rainfall
386mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
42%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
27.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
9 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
175 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
48 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.8 cm
Average feels-like high
26.4 °C
Average feels-like low
13.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
141 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
50.1 °C
18 July 1978
Coldest day
-7.9 °C
8 February 1950
Wettest day
97 mm
26 February 1991
Windiest day
54.4 km/h
17 February 2021
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
17 February 2021
Hottest feels-like
50.3 °C
14 July 1964
Coldest feels-like
-12.4 °C
5 January 1964
Snowiest day
5.0 cm
6 February 1950
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 23 mm | -47 mm |
| Feb | 14.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 38 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 23.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 38 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 29.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 32 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 37.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 5 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 41.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 44.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 44.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 38.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 32.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 26.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 29 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 16.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 202 mm | +133 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tuz Khurmatu District?
Tuz Khurmatu District has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 386 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tuz Khurmatu District?
The hottest day measured in Tuz Khurmatu District between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1978, reaching 50.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tuz Khurmatu District?
The coldest day measured in Tuz Khurmatu District between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1950, at -7.9 °C.
Does it snow in Tuz Khurmatu District?
Almost never: Tuz Khurmatu District sees virtually no snow, with about 9 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tuz Khurmatu District warmed?
Yes: Tuz Khurmatu District warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tuz Khurmatu District?
The wettest day measured in Tuz Khurmatu District between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1991, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tuz Khurmatu District?
The windiest day measured in Tuz Khurmatu District between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2021, with winds reaching 54.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tuz Khurmatu District?
The warmest month in Tuz Khurmatu District is July (35.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Tuz Khurmatu District?
Tuz Khurmatu District receives on average 386 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 48 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tuz Khurmatu District?
Tuz Khurmatu District gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tuz Khurmatu District?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tuz Khurmatu District between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, with 5.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tuz Khurmatu District?
Yes: Tuz Khurmatu District has on average 141 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tuz Khurmatu District?
In Tuz Khurmatu District, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.3 °C on 14 July 1964, and the lowest was -12.4 °C on 5 January 1964.
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