Sāmarrā’ climate
Sāmarrā’ is warmest in July, with average highs of 44 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 4.4 °C. January is the wettest month (35 mm) and July the driest (0 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Sāmarrā’ averages 180 mm of rain, 227 days above 25 °C and 6 days below freezing.
Iraq · population 158,508 · 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 44 °C
- Coldest month January 4.4 °C
- Driest month July 0 mm
- Wettest month January 35 mm
- Least cloud July 1 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 51 °C
- Coldest on record January -4.5 °C
What to expectSāmarrā’ through the year
Sāmarrā’ has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 15 °C in January to 44 °C in July, a swing of 28 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 227 days a year reach 25 °C, 190 of them reach 30 °C, 6 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 51 °C, in August.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 0 mm in July to 35 mm in January. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.7 °C | 35 mm | 41 % |
| February | 17.4 °C | 30 mm | 36 % |
| March | 23.0 °C | 28 mm | 35 % |
| April | 29.5 °C | 16 mm | 33 % |
| May | 36.1 °C | 4 mm | 25 % |
| June | 41.3 °C | under 1 mm | 3 % |
| July | 44.0 °C | 0 mm | 1 % |
| August | 43.8 °C | under 1 mm | 2 % |
| September | 39.5 °C | under 1 mm | 3 % |
| October | 32.8 °C | 11 mm | 22 % |
| November | 22.5 °C | 23 mm | 32 % |
| December | 16.3 °C | 32 mm | 41 % |
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 | 14.7 °C | 4.4 °C | 9.3 °C | 26.3 °C | -4.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| February | 17.4 °C | 5.7 °C | 11.6 °C | 30.3 °C | -3.9 °C | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| March | 23.0 °C | 9.9 °C | 16.7 °C | 39.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| April | 29.5 °C | 15.5 °C | 23.1 °C | 41.6 °C | 3.5 °C | 25 | 13 | 0 |
| May | 36.1 °C | 21.8 °C | 29.6 °C | 46.1 °C | 12.0 °C | 31 | 29 | 0 |
| June | 41.3 °C | 27.1 °C | 34.8 °C | 48.9 °C | 20.6 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| July | 44.0 °C | 30.0 °C | 37.4 °C | 50.5 °C | 22.8 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| August | 43.8 °C | 29.4 °C | 37.0 °C | 50.8 °C | 23.7 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| September | 39.5 °C | 24.8 °C | 32.5 °C | 47.9 °C | 13.8 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| October | 32.8 °C | 19.1 °C | 26.1 °C | 41.4 °C | 9.6 °C | 30 | 23 | 0 |
| November | 22.5 °C | 10.8 °C | 16.5 °C | 34.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| December | 16.3 °C | 6.0 °C | 10.9 °C | 27.6 °C | -3.4 °C | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 41 % | 73 % | 15 km/h |
| February | 30 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 36 % | 63 % | 17 km/h |
| March | 28 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 35 % | 48 % | 19 km/h |
| April | 16 mm | 3 | 13 h/day | 33 % | 36 % | 20 km/h |
| May | 4 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 25 % | 24 % | 21 km/h |
| June | under 1 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 3 % | 17 % | 23 km/h |
| July | 0 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 1 % | 17 % | 23 km/h |
| August | under 1 mm | 0 | 13 h/day | 2 % | 18 % | 21 km/h |
| September | under 1 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 3 % | 21 % | 18 km/h |
| October | 11 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 22 % | 32 % | 17 km/h |
| November | 23 mm | 4 | 10 h/day | 32 % | 55 % | 15 km/h |
| December | 32 mm | 5 | 9.9 h/day | 41 % | 69 % | 15 km/h |
How Sāmarrā’ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sāmarrā’ | 44 °C | 4.4 °C | 180 mm | 227 |
| Baqubah · Iraq | 45 °C | 5.6 °C | 188 mm | 233 |
| Bayjī · Iraq | 44 °C | 4.1 °C | 207 mm | 219 |
| Al Miqdādīyah · Iraq | 45 °C | 5.6 °C | 268 mm | 229 |
| Ramadi · Iraq | 43 °C | 5.1 °C | 117 mm | 227 |
| Baghdad · Iraq | 45 °C | 5.9 °C | 150 mm | 237 |
| Khānaqīn · Iraq | 44 °C | 4.5 °C | 402 mm | 218 |
Where Sāmarrā’ ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The driest places in Asia in August | 3rd of 50 | 0.00 mm |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in March | 7th of 50 | 94/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in November | 8th of 50 | 98/100 |
| The driest places in Asia in July | 9th of 50 | 0 mm |
| Places with the best weather in the world in November | 11th of 50 | 98/100 |
| The driest places in the world in August | 16th of 50 | 0.00 mm |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Sāmarrā’.
QuestionsCommon questions about Sāmarrā’’s climate
When is the best time to visit Sāmarrā’?
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 Sāmarrā’ get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 44 °C. About 190 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 51 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 4.4 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 6 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Sāmarrā’?
January, averaging 35 mm over 6 days with rain. The driest month is July with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 180 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 Sāmarrā’ 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
- 34.196°, 43.886° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
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.