Average annual temperature is 14.8 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 40.3 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: -9.1 °C
Number of sunny days: 246 days
Number of rainy days: 113 days
Number of snow days: 6 days
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* Weather data for Shamkê Iraq is based on climate observations for 2026 year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute maximum temperature (°C) | 13.6 | 17.8 | 18.2 | 22.3 | 27.0 | 34.3 | 38.9 | 40.3 | 36.8 | 25.2 | 22.4 | 15.7 |
| Average daytime temperature (°C) | 8.5 | 4.2 | 14.0 | 16.7 | 22.3 | 30.4 | 35.9 | 36.8 | 32.3 | 21.8 | 15.4 | 10.8 |
| Average temperature (°C) | 3.5 | 0.4 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 16.3 | 23.5 | 28.1 | 28.7 | 24.1 | 15.2 | 10.4 | 5.9 |
| Average night temperature (°C) | -1.2 | -3.1 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 14.8 | 19.1 | 20.2 | 15.9 | 9.4 | 5.9 | 1.3 |
| Absolute minimum temperature (°C) | -5.7 | -9.1 | -2.4 | -4.4 | 2.0 | 10.6 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 13.1 | 6.9 | -1.9 | -1.9 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight maximum duration (h) | 10.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 |
| Daylight mean duration (h) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 12.0 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| Daylight minimum duration (h) | 9.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Sunshine mean duration (h) | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 7.0 | 6.4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 37 | 153 | 174 | 190 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 173 | 191 |
| Sunny days | 22 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 17 | 20 |
| Rainy days | 9 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| Snow days | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The best time to visit Shamkê during the most sunny months:
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