Mosul is bathed in sunshine — 295 sunny days a year. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Mosul, Iraq is a 1.7M-resident city with 295 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 31.8 µg/m³. Iraq's second-largest city.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 15 | 18 | 22 | 31 | 36 | 43 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 31 |
| Daily mean°C | 11 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 37 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 25 |
| Daily low°C | 6 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 18 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 21 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 39 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 44 | 37 | 29 | 23 | 35 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 8 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 26 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | -2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 74 | 57 | 55 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 61 | 65 | 39 |
| Dewpoint°C | 4.3 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 5.5 | 7.1 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 71 | 44 | 83 | 38 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 24 | 327 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 12 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 49 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 7.3 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 10.2 |
| Clear skyindex | 42% | 63% | 55% | 70% | 75% | 82% | 94% | 98% | 95% | 78% | 63% | 63% | 73% |
| UV indexmax avg | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 5.5 |
Mosul offers a solid outdoor season. July through August are the toughest stretch. Dinner outside works 5/12 months, while lunch outside works 7/12 months.
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Air Quality
Mosul reports an annual PM2.5 of 31.8 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Mosul reports an annual PM2.5 of 31.8 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
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PM2.5 annual average of 31.8 µg/m³ exceeds the WHO interim target of 15 µg/m³. The WHO guideline value is 5 µg/m³.
Data sources: WHO (air quality), OECD (safety).
Why not Mosul? Honestly, air quality is a meaningful downside — at 31.8 µg/m³ annual PM2.5, Mosul sits above the EU limit, which may matter for allergy sufferers or long-term residents.
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