'Ākra weather in July

In July, 'Ākra sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is 'Ākra's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see 'Ākra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:02 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
6%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical July day in 'Ākra reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in 'Ākra

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
9 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

'Ākra weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°146114.89.81.8
Feb11° / 13711.34.610.62.6
Mar16° / 14312.41.611.74.7
Apr21° / 10110.5012.96.6
May28° / 14°386.2013.96.8
Jun34° / 19°30.8014.53.8
Jul38° / 23°00.1014.31.1
Aug39° / 22°00.1013.41.1
Sep34° / 18°10.4012.24.0
Oct27° / 13°374.2011.17.3
Nov18° / 927.60.3106.2
Dec11° / 1349.62.39.53.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

'Ākra gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
20
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50
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71
81
91
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29370
39280
49280
59190
69190
790100
890100
989110
1089110
1188111
1288111
1388111
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2089101
219091
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259091
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279091
289190
299190
309190
319190

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:53 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:537:22
214.54:547:22
314.54:547:22
414.54:557:22
514.54:557:22
614.44:567:22
714.44:567:22
814.44:577:21
914.44:577:21
1014.44:587:21
1114.44:587:21
1214.44:597:20
1314.35:007:20
1414.35:007:20
1514.35:017:19
1614.35:027:19
1714.35:027:18
1814.25:037:18
1914.25:047:17
2014.25:047:17
2114.25:057:16
2214.25:067:15
2314.15:077:15
2414.15:077:14
2514.15:087:13
2614.15:097:12
2714.05:107:12
2814.05:107:11
2914.05:117:10
3014.05:127:09
3113.95:137:08

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.0Intense
28.0Intense
38.0Intense
48.0Intense
58.0Intense
67.9Intense
77.9Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for 'Ākra

In seasonPeak

None of 'Ākra's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

'Ākra's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

'Ākra sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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

Is July a good time to visit 'Ākra?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in 'Ākra.

What to pack for 'Ākra in July

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

In July, 'Ākra sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in 'Ākra in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in 'Ākra peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in 'Ākra in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in 'Ākra is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1338 µg/m³Dec 1325 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr38Poor
May37Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is 'Ākra?

'Ākra sits at 36.7°N, 43.9°E, 674 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is ‘Aqrah, 3.0 km away.

ShaqlāwahṞuwandizSoran

Topography around 'Ākra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around 'Ākra has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m around an average of 648 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,239 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,497 m.

The land around 'Ākra is covered by grassland (51%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
394 m
16 km
1,239 m
80 km
3,497 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: ‘Aqrah 3.0 km · Ḩarir 47 km · Pīrmām 48 km · Baḥarkah 48 km · Khalīfān 49 km · Shaqlāwah 54 km · Ṟuwandiz 59 km · Soran 60 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 'Ākra (36.7336°, 43.8804°, elevation 674 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).