Ad Dujayl weather in April

In April, Ad Dujayl sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.8 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 28°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Ad Dujayl's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ad Dujayl's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
6th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:38 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
34%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Ad Dujayl 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 28°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical April day in Ad Dujayl 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 25°C and 36°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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22816
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42916
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How April really feels in Ad Dujayl

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 10 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
10
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.

Ad Dujayl 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° / 325.3106.2
Feb19° / 254.110.77.3
Mar25° / 13°253.811.78.3
Apr31° / 18°152.812.85.6
May38° / 24°4113.71.6
Jun43° / 29°0014.20.0
Jul45° / 31°00140.0
Aug45° / 31°0013.30.0
Sep41° / 27°00.112.20.2
Oct34° / 21°111.711.13.6
Nov25° / 14°253.410.28.1
Dec18° / 294.69.87.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47723
57723
67822
77723
87723
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ad Dujayl gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.8 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 12% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
112
211
311
410
510
610
710
810
99
109
119
129
139
1410
1510
1610
1710
1810
199
209
219
229
239
249
259
269
279
288
298
308

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 (%)
19640
29640
39541
49451
59451
69451
79451
89361
99361
109361
119271
129271
139271
149271
159082
169082
179181
189181
199181
209181
219271
229172
239172
249172
259172
269073
279073
289073
299073
309073

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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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 5:58 AM to 5:21 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)
112.35:586:17
212.45:576:18
312.45:556:19
412.45:546:19
512.55:536:20
612.55:516:21
712.55:506:22
812.65:496:22
912.65:476:23
1012.65:466:24
1112.75:456:25
1212.75:436:25
1312.75:426:26
1412.85:416:27
1512.85:396:28
1612.85:386:29
1712.95:376:29
1812.95:356:30
1912.95:346:31
2013.05:336:32
2113.05:326:32
2213.05:316:33
2313.15:296:34
2413.15:286:35
2513.15:276:36
2613.25:266:36
2713.25:256:37
2813.25:246:38
2913.35:226:39
3013.35:216:39

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
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306.9Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Ad Dujayl

In seasonPeak

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

Ad Dujayl sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in May.

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

Is April a good time to visit Ad Dujayl?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ad Dujayl in April

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ad Dujayl 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 Ad Dujayl peaks around June 13 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 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighVery highModerateJun 13UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul5Moderate
Aug9Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ad Dujayl 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 Ad Dujayl is worst in December — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 2189 µg/m³Jul 1665 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr79Unhealthy
May79Unhealthy
Jun68Unhealthy
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep72Unhealthy
Oct85Unhealthy
Nov82Unhealthy
Dec90Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ad Dujayl?

Ad Dujayl sits at 33.8°N, 44.2°E, 46 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Balad, 20 km away.

Sadr CityBaghdadAbū GhuraybAl Miqdādīyah

Topography around Ad Dujayl

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ad Dujayl has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m.

The land around Ad Dujayl is covered by cropland (54%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (43%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
22 m
80 km
198 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Balad 20 km · Khāliş 28 km · Baqubah 36 km · Sāmarrā’ 50 km · Sadr City 55 km · Baghdad 58 km · Abū Ghurayb 60 km · Al Miqdādīyah 66 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 Ad Dujayl (33.8467°, 44.2344°, elevation 46 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).