Ramadi climate

Name: Ramadi
Address: IQ

Ramadi is warmest in July, with average highs of 43 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 5.1 °C. January is the wettest month (21 mm) and July the driest (0.01 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Ramadi averages 117 mm of rain, 227 days above 25 °C and 3 days below freezing.

Iraq · population 223,500 · 1991–2020 normals

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

Warmest month July 43 °C
Coldest month January 5.1 °C
Driest month July 0 mm
Wettest month January 21 mm
Least cloud July 1 % cloud
Hottest on record July 50 °C
Coldest on record February -3.1 °C

What to expectRamadi through the year

Ramadi has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 15 °C in January to 43 °C in July, a swing of 27 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 227 days a year reach 25 °C, 189 of them reach 30 °C, 3 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 50 °C, in July.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 0 mm in July to 21 mm in January. There is no dry season to aim for.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	14.8 °C	21 mm	38 %
February	17.8 °C	20 mm	33 %
March	23.3 °C	18 mm	31 %
April	29.7 °C	11 mm	30 %
May	36.0 °C	3 mm	23 %
June	40.7 °C	under 1 mm	3 %
July	43.3 °C	under 1 mm	1 %
August	43.2 °C	under 1 mm	1 %
September	39.0 °C	under 1 mm	3 %
October	32.4 °C	6 mm	21 %
November	22.3 °C	18 mm	32 %
December	16.2 °C	19 mm	39 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days above 30 °C	Days below 0 °C
January	14.8 °C	5.1 °C	9.8 °C	25.1 °C	-3.0 °C	0	0	1
February	17.8 °C	6.8 °C	12.3 °C	28.3 °C	-3.1 °C	1	0	1
March	23.3 °C	11.0 °C	17.5 °C	39.9 °C	1.5 °C	10	2	0
April	29.7 °C	16.6 °C	23.7 °C	41.8 °C	4.8 °C	26	13	0
May	36.0 °C	22.6 °C	29.9 °C	46.2 °C	13.7 °C	31	29	0
June	40.7 °C	27.3 °C	34.5 °C	48.9 °C	20.5 °C	30	30	0
July	43.3 °C	29.8 °C	36.9 °C	49.8 °C	23.8 °C	31	31	0
August	43.2 °C	29.4 °C	36.6 °C	49.7 °C	23.5 °C	31	31	0
September	39.0 °C	25.3 °C	32.5 °C	47.4 °C	15.4 °C	30	30	0
October	32.4 °C	19.8 °C	26.1 °C	41.7 °C	9.9 °C	30	22	0
November	22.3 °C	11.6 °C	16.9 °C	32.5 °C	-1.0 °C	7	1	0
December	16.2 °C	6.8 °C	11.3 °C	26.4 °C	-1.9 °C	0	0	1

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind
January	21 mm	4	10 h/day	38 %	71 %	16 km/h
February	20 mm	4	11 h/day	33 %	60 %	18 km/h
March	18 mm	3	12 h/day	31 %	45 %	20 km/h
April	11 mm	2	13 h/day	30 %	36 %	21 km/h
May	3 mm	1	14 h/day	23 %	26 %	22 km/h
June	under 1 mm	0	14 h/day	3 %	20 %	24 km/h
July	under 1 mm	0	14 h/day	1 %	19 %	25 km/h
August	under 1 mm	0	13 h/day	1 %	21 %	22 km/h
September	under 1 mm	0	12 h/day	3 %	26 %	19 km/h
October	6 mm	1	11 h/day	21 %	38 %	17 km/h
November	18 mm	3	10 h/day	32 %	58 %	16 km/h
December	19 mm	4	10.0 h/day	39 %	70 %	15 km/h

How Ramadi compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination	Summer high	Winter low	Rain per year	Days above 25 °C
Ramadi	43 °C	5.1 °C	117 mm	227
Sāmarrā’ · Iraq	44 °C	4.4 °C	180 mm	227
Baghdad · Iraq	45 °C	5.9 °C	150 mm	237
Karbala · Iraq	44 °C	6.0 °C	105 mm	233
Baqubah · Iraq	45 °C	5.6 °C	188 mm	233
Al Hillah · Iraq	45 °C	6.1 °C	112 mm	242
Al Miqdādīyah · Iraq	45 °C	5.6 °C	268 mm	229

Where Ramadi ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
Places with the best weather in Asia in November	5th of 50	98/100
Places with the best weather in Asia in March	6th of 50	95/100
Places with the best weather in the world in November	7th of 50	98/100
The driest places in Asia in August	12th of 50	0.02 mm
Places with the best weather in the world in March	14th of 50	95/100
The driest places in Asia in June	16th of 50	0.02 mm

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Ramadi.

QuestionsCommon questions about Ramadi’s climate

When is the best time to visit Ramadi?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, April, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Ramadi get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 43 °C. About 189 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 50 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 5.1 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 3 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Ramadi?

January, averaging 21 mm over 4 days with rain. The driest month is July with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 117 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Ramadi rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0

Normal period: 1991–2020
Data point: 33.421°, 43.308° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.