How many sunny days does Kirkuk have per year?

Kirkuk averages approximately 302 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Kirkuk?

Kirkuk has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 59.7 µg/m³, classified as "Very Unhealthy" by WHO standards. Serious health risk. Limit outdoor activities.

Kirkuk

Kirkuk · Iraq

A city in Iraq.

Large city

1.2M

117 km²

346m

07:02 UTC+3

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Kirkuk is bathed in sunshine — 302 sunny days a year. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.

Kirkuk, Iraq is a 1.2M-resident city with 302 sunny days and 1 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 59.7 µg/m³. A city in Iraq.

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Climate Lab·Kirkuk

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

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Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	14	18	22	29	35	42	44	44	40	33	25	17	30
Daily mean°C	11	12	17	25	28	37	40	40	34	27	18	13	25
Daily low°C	6	8	11	17	21	28	32	31	26	19	12	7	18
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	20	23	26	33	38	45	48	48	44	37	28	23	34
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	8	11	17	27	29	38	42	43	36	27	16	11	25
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	-4	0	5	12	17	25	30	30	22	14	5	0	13
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	69	54	51	37	26	15	15	15	19	22	57	61	37
Dewpoint°C	2.7	4.4	4.8	8.5	7.6	6.9	8.1	7.8	6.1	3.9	7.6	4.9	6.1
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	73	51	84	43	21	1	0	0	0	5	85	38	401
Rain days≥1mm	15	9	10	6	3	0	0	0	0	1	7	6	57
Wind
Wind avgm/s	2.3	2.4	2.6	2.7	3.0	3.2	3.1	3.0	2.8	2.5	2.3	2.1	2.7
Wind gustsm/s	5.2	5.6	6.2	5.8	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.1	4.8	5.0	4.3	5.4
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	7.6	8.9	9.1	10.8	11.8	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.0	10.0	8.5	7.7	10.1
Clear skyindex	44%	56%	54%	71%	77%	82%	92%	95%	93%	83%	66%	67%	73%
UV indexmax avg	2.2	3.3	4.3	6.2	7.9	9.1	9.0	8.9	7.2	4.5	2.8	2.2	5.6

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar·Kirkuk

Kirkuk offers a solid outdoor season. Dinner outside works 6/12 months, while lunch outside works 7/12 months.

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Nov

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Annual

6/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

7Feb: 7% viability

24Mar: 24% viability

77Apr: 77% viability

92May: 92% viability

82Jun: 82% viability

58Jul: 58% viability

69Aug: 69% viability

95Sep: 95% viability

92Oct: 92% viability

33Nov: 33% viability

1Dec: 1% viability

6/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

7Feb: 7% viability

24Mar: 24% viability

77Apr: 77% viability

92May: 92% viability

82Jun: 82% viability

58Jul: 58% viability

69Aug: 69% viability

95Sep: 95% viability

92Oct: 92% viability

33Nov: 33% viability

1Dec: 1% viability

53%

Cold

7/12

Lunch Outside

78Jan: 78% viability

79Feb: 79% viability

77Mar: 77% viability

80Apr: 80% viability

49May: 49% viability

3Jun: 3% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

9Sep: 9% viability

70Oct: 70% viability

88Nov: 88% viability

89Dec: 89% viability

7/12

Lunch Outside

78Jan: 78% viability

79Feb: 79% viability

77Mar: 77% viability

80Apr: 80% viability

49May: 49% viability

3Jun: 3% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

9Sep: 9% viability

70Oct: 70% viability

88Nov: 88% viability

89Dec: 89% viability

52%

Heat

7/12

Walking

99Jan: 99% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

98Mar: 98% viability

87Apr: 87% viability

52May: 52% viability

2Jun: 2% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

7Sep: 7% viability

67Oct: 67% viability

99Nov: 99% viability

99Dec: 99% viability

7/12

Walking

99Jan: 99% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

98Mar: 98% viability

87Apr: 87% viability

52May: 52% viability

2Jun: 2% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

7Sep: 7% viability

67Oct: 67% viability

99Nov: 99% viability

99Dec: 99% viability

59%

Heat

5/12

Running

99Jan: 99% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

91Mar: 91% viability

38Apr: 38% viability

15May: 15% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

0Sep: 0% viability

15Oct: 15% viability

82Nov: 82% viability

99Dec: 99% viability

5/12

Running

99Jan: 99% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

91Mar: 91% viability

38Apr: 38% viability

15May: 15% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

0Sep: 0% viability

15Oct: 15% viability

82Nov: 82% viability

99Dec: 99% viability

45%

Heat

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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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