Large city
1.5M
226 km²
429m
06:59 UTC+3
IQD
Erbil is bathed in sunshine — 294 sunny days a year. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Erbil, Iraq is a 1.5M-resident city with 294 sunny days and 2 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 37.1 µg/m³. A city in Iraq.
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Climate Lab·Erbil
Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
ErbilIraq
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 14 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 34 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 30 |
| Daily mean°C | 10 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 34 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 24 |
| Daily low°C | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 20 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 38 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 43 | 37 | 28 | 23 | 34 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 7 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 43 | 42 | 36 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 25 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | -4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 72 | 54 | 54 | 45 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 51 | 60 | 38 |
| Dewpoint°C | 2.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 6.3 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 108 | 71 | 101 | 59 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 50 | 468 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 13 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 57 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 7.2 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 10.2 |
| Clear skyindex | 41% | 56% | 57% | 69% | 76% | 84% | 92% | 95% | 92% | 86% | 63% | 64% | 73% |
| UV indexmax avg | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 5.6 |
Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025
Confidence: High
Lifestyle Calendar·Erbil
Erbil offers a solid outdoor season. Dinner outside works 6/12 months, while lunch outside works 7/12 months.
ErbilIraq
Jan
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May
Jun
Jul
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Oct
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Annual
6/12
Dinner Outside53
Jan: 0% viability
0Feb: 7% viability
7Mar: 22% viability
22Apr: 75% viability
75May: 94% viability
94Jun: 83% viability
83Jul: 60% viability
60Aug: 71% viability
71Sep: 97% viability
97Oct: 91% viability
91Nov: 33% viability
33Dec: 2% viability
26/12
Dinner OutsideJan: 0% viability
0Feb: 7% viability
7Mar: 22% viability
22Apr: 75% viability
75May: 94% viability
94Jun: 83% viability
83Jul: 60% viability
60Aug: 71% viability
71Sep: 97% viability
97Oct: 91% viability
91Nov: 33% viability
33Dec: 2% viability
253%
Cold
7/12
Lunch Outside52
Jan: 73% viability
73Feb: 78% viability
78Mar: 78% viability
78Apr: 81% viability
81May: 49% viability
49Jun: 3% viability
3Jul: 0% viability
0Aug: 0% viability
0Sep: 8% viability
8Oct: 71% viability
71Nov: 88% viability
88Dec: 90% viability
907/12
Lunch OutsideJan: 73% viability
73Feb: 78% viability
78Mar: 78% viability
78Apr: 81% viability
81May: 49% viability
49Jun: 3% viability
3Jul: 0% viability
0Aug: 0% viability
0Sep: 8% viability
8Oct: 71% viability
71Nov: 88% viability
88Dec: 90% viability
9052%
Heat
7/12
Walking60
Jan: 100% viability
100Feb: 100% viability
100Mar: 99% viability
99Apr: 88% viability
88May: 55% viability
55Jun: 2% viability
2Jul: 0% viability
0Aug: 0% viability
0Sep: 6% viability
6Oct: 68% viability
68Nov: 99% viability
99Dec: 100% viability
1007/12
WalkingJan: 100% viability
100Feb: 100% viability
100Mar: 99% viability
99Apr: 88% viability
88May: 55% viability
55Jun: 2% viability
2Jul: 0% viability
0Aug: 0% viability
0Sep: 6% viability
6Oct: 68% viability
68Nov: 99% viability
99Dec: 100% viability
10060%
Heat
5/12
Running45
Jan: 100% viability
100Feb: 99% viability
99Mar: 91% viability
91Apr: 38% viability
38May: 14% viability
14Jun: 0% viability
0Jul: 0% viability
0Aug: 0% viability
0Sep: 0% viability
0Oct: 15% viability
15Nov: 80% viability
80Dec: 100% viability
1005/12
RunningJan: 100% viability
100Feb: 99% viability
99Mar: 91% viability
91Apr: 38% viability
38May: 14% viability
14Jun: 0% viability
0Jul: 0% viability
0Aug: 0% viability
0Sep: 0% viability
0Oct: 15% viability
15Nov: 80% viability
80Dec: 100% viability
10045%
Heat
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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025
Confidence: High
