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Kurdistan Climate and weather

The average temperatures in Iraqi Kurdistan range from higher than 48 degree C (120 Fahrenheit) in July and August to below freezing in January.

In the mountains of the north and northeast the climate is characterized by warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation occurs mainly in winter and spring, with minimal rainfall in summer. Above 1,500 m, heavy snowfalls occur in the winter, and there is some thunderstorm activity in the summer. Annual precipitation for the whole region ranges from 40 to 100 cm. Few nights are cloudy in summer and about half of the days are cloudy in winter.

A majority of the rainfall occurs from December through April and is more abundant in the mountainous region and may reach 100 cm    a year in some places.

 

Climate in Kurdistan throughout the year
Month average maximum
temperature (° C)
average Minimum
temperature (° C)
average sun hours per day
average number of days precipitation
per month
average precipitation
per month
January 12 2 5 14
February 15 3 6 11
March 19 7 7 10
April 25 11 8 10
May 32 21 14 1
June 39 21 14 1
July 43 25 14 1
August 42 24 13 1
September 38 19 11 1
October 29 14 8 5
November 21 8 6 7
December 14 4 5 10