Abū Ghurayb weather in April

In April, Abū Ghurayb sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Abū Ghurayb's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abū Ghurayb's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
6th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:39 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
32%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Abū Ghurayb is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical April day in Abū Ghurayb reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22916
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How April really feels in Abū Ghurayb

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 13 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
13
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Abū Ghurayb weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 254.4106.6
Feb20° / 203.410.87.7
Mar25° / 13°193.311.78.3
Apr31° / 18°132.612.85.3
May38° / 24°51.113.71.4
Jun43° / 29°0014.20.0
Jul45° / 31°00140.0
Aug45° / 31°0013.20.0
Sep42° / 27°00.212.20.1
Oct35° / 21°81.211.23.4
Nov25° / 14°223.410.38.1
Dec19° / 233.79.87.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47723
57723
67723
77822
87822
97822
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Abū Ghurayb gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.6 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
111
211
310
410
510
610
79
89
99
109
119
129
138
148
158
168
178
188
198
208
218
228
238
248
259
269
279
289
299
309

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39640
49541
59541
69451
79451
89361
99361
109361
119271
129271
139271
149181
159181
169181
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199181
209082
219172
229172
239172
249172
259172
269172
279073
289073
299073
309073

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:596:17
212.35:576:18
312.45:566:19
412.45:556:19
512.45:536:20
612.55:526:21
712.55:506:22
812.65:496:22
912.65:486:23
1012.65:466:24
1112.75:456:25
1212.75:446:25
1312.75:436:26
1412.85:416:27
1512.85:406:27
1612.85:396:28
1712.95:376:29
1812.95:366:30
1912.95:356:30
2013.05:346:31
2113.05:336:32
2213.05:316:33
2313.15:306:34
2413.15:296:34
2513.15:286:35
2613.25:276:36
2713.25:266:37
2813.25:256:37
2913.25:236:38
3013.35:226:39

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Abū Ghurayb

In seasonPeak

In April, Abū Ghurayb sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Abū Ghurayb sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Abū Ghurayb?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Abū Ghurayb for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Abū Ghurayb in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Abū Ghurayb sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Abū Ghurayb in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abū Ghurayb peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Abū Ghurayb in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Abū Ghurayb is worst in December — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 20108 µg/m³Jul 1772 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan105Unhealthy
Feb102Unhealthy
Mar97Unhealthy
Apr94Unhealthy
May91Unhealthy
Jun77Unhealthy
Jul72Unhealthy
Aug76Unhealthy
Sep86Unhealthy
Oct103Unhealthy
Nov100Unhealthy
Dec109Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Abū Ghurayb?

Abū Ghurayb sits at 33.3°N, 44.2°E, 42 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Baghdad, 20 km away.

Al-MusayabAd DujaylBaqubah

Topography around Abū Ghurayb

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abū Ghurayb.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abū Ghurayb has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m.

The land around Abū Ghurayb is covered by artificial surfaces (43%), trees (28%) and bare terrain (20%) within 3 km, cropland (32%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (44%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
56 m
80 km
84 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Baghdad 20 km · Sadr City 27 km · Al Maḩmūdīyah 32 km · Al Fallūjah 37 km · Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 49 km · Al-Musayab 59 km · Ad Dujayl 60 km · Baqubah 63 km

Iraq travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,410
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
60%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
9.5
per 100k, 2013
Road deaths
27.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 406
Religion
Christian 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Abū Ghurayb (33.3056°, 44.1848°, elevation 42 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).