Umm Qaşr climate — normals and trends
Umm Qaşr (Iraq) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 134 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 (38.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Umm Qaşr averages 0 frost days, 212 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 21 rainy days per year.
Umm Qaşr has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 51.9 °C (on 30 July 2020) and the coldest -3.9 °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
Umm QaşrBasra Governorate
- coords
- 30.04°, 47.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
32.7°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
134mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
40%
Average peak wind
24.3km/h
Seasonal range
25.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
212 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
21 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.1 °C
Average feels-like low
17.9 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
195 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
51.9 °C
30 July 2020
Coldest day
-3.9 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
89 mm
17 November 1942
Windiest day
60.6 km/h
15 April 1977
Strongest gust
88.6 km/h
7 June 1961
Hottest feels-like
52.8 °C
4 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-10.4 °C
20 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.2 h
28 June 1955
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 9 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 19.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 16 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 25.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 45 mm | +25 mm |
| Apr | 34.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 42.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 45.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 47.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 46.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 43.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 37.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 20.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 38 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Umm Qaşr?
Umm Qaşr has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 134 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Umm Qaşr?
The hottest day measured in Umm Qaşr between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2020, reaching 51.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Umm Qaşr?
The coldest day measured in Umm Qaşr between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -3.9 °C.
Does it snow in Umm Qaşr?
Almost never: Umm Qaşr sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Umm Qaşr warmed?
Yes: Umm Qaşr warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Umm Qaşr?
The wettest day measured in Umm Qaşr between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 1942, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Umm Qaşr?
The windiest day measured in Umm Qaşr between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1977, with winds reaching 60.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Umm Qaşr?
The warmest month in Umm Qaşr is July (38.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Umm Qaşr?
Umm Qaşr receives on average 134 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 21 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Umm Qaşr?
Umm Qaşr gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Umm Qaşr?
Yes: Umm Qaşr has on average 195 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Umm Qaşr?
In Umm Qaşr, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.8 °C on 4 August 2022, and the lowest was -10.4 °C on 20 January 1964.
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