Erbil, Erbil Climate
Iraq
Pop. 1,612,700 Elev. 429 m / 1,408 ft
TZ: Asia/Baghdad (UTC+3) ·
Erbil is largely arid, with scorching summers peaking at 111°F (44°C) in August and cool winters around 36°F (2°C) in February. Precipitation occurs on roughly 18 days per year (13.9 in / 354 mm total), with 2 in (49 mm) of annual snowfall. With 278 sunny days per year, it ranks among the sunniest places to live.
| Temperature | 44°C (111°F) high | 2°C (36°F) low |
| Feels like | 2°C (36°F) low | |
| Rain | 18 days | 354 mm (13.9 in) /yr |
| Snow | 0 days | 49 mm (1.9 in) /yr |
| Sky | 278 sunny | 16 stormy |
| Wind | 0.7 m/s (1.7 mph) avg |
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Sky & Air by Month
Cloud cover (%)
21
Jan 38
Feb 42
Mar 45
Apr 28
May 5
Jun 10
Jul 2
Aug 2
Sep 7
Oct 20
Nov 54
Dec Humidity (%)
51
Jan 46
Feb 33
Mar 36
Apr 25
May 15
Jun 16
Jul 16
Aug 19
Sep 27
Oct 36
Nov 66
Dec Weather Days by Month
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Monthly Weather Data
↑ See chart| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Rainfall | Snowfall | Sunny Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15°C 60°F | 4°C 39°F | 15 mm 0.6 in | — | 23 |
| February | 13°C 56°F | 2°C 36°F | 42 mm 1.7 in | 1 mm0.0 in | 17 |
| March | 23°C 74°F | 11°C 51°F | 16 mm 0.6 in | — | 17 |
| April | 27°C 81°F | 15°C 58°F | 58 mm 2.3 in | — | 14 |
| May | 35°C 95°F | 20°C 69°F | 14 mm 0.6 in | — | 21 |
| June | 40°C 104°F | 25°C 77°F | 0 mm 0.0 in | — | 30 |
| July | 44°C 111°F | 29°C 84°F | 0 mm 0.0 in | — | 30 |
| August | 44°C 111°F | 27°C 81°F | 0 mm 0.0 in | — | 31 |
| September | 37°C 99°F | 21°C 70°F | 0 mm 0.0 in | — | 30 |
| October | 31°C 88°F | 16°C 61°F | 0 mm 0.0 in | — | 29 |
| November | 24°C 76°F | 10°C 50°F | 66 mm 2.6 in | — | 26 |
| December | 14°C 58°F | 6°C 43°F | 142 mm 5.6 in | 48 mm1.9 in | 10 |
Weather Days by Month
↑ See chart| Month | Sunny Days | Storm Days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 23 | 1 |
| February | 17 | 1 |
| March | 17 | 0 |
| April | 14 | 3 |
| May | 21 | 1 |
| June | 30 | 0 |
| July | 30 | 0 |
| August | 31 | 0 |
| September | 30 | 0 |
| October | 29 | 0 |
| November | 26 | 2 |
| December | 10 | 8 |