Climate of Erbil

Erbil has a mediterranean climate. The summers are hot and dry, and the temperature is mild in the winter. The average annual temperature for Erbil is 27° degrees and there is about 319 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 269 days a year with an average humidity of 36% and an UV-index of 6.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 12°C and 42°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 5°C and 28°C
Rain: it rains 81 days and there is a total of approximately 319 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 2 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3460 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 12°C and 42°C
Warmest month:	42°C in July
Coldest month:	12°C in January
Night temperature:	between 5°C and 28°C
Dry days:	282 days
Days with rain:	81 days
Days with snow:	2 days
Total rain sum:	319 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3460 hours

Climate of Erbil
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Erbil
The best travel time for Erbil
Climate of Erbil by month
Experiences with the weather of Erbil

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Erbil.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Erbil.

Climate table of Erbil

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Erbil. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Erbil might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	12	14	18	25	32	38	42	42	37	29	19	14
Night temp. (°C)	5	6	9	13	20	25	28	27	23	18	12	7
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	53	39	60	32	15	1	0	0	1	27	36	55
Days with rain	11	10	15	11	6	1	1	-	1	7	8	10
Days with snow	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dry days	19	17	16	19	25	29	30	31	29	24	22	21
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	6	6	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	7	7	6
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	3	4	4	6	7	8	9	8	7	5	4	3

Best time to visit Erbil

The best time to visit Erbil in Iraq is from March through May and October and November. In this period you have a hot temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Erbil is 42°C in July and the lowest is 12°C in January.

Climate of Erbil by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Erbil? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January