Al-Hamdaniya weather in July

In July, Al-Hamdaniya sees average daytime highs of 42°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 43°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Al-Hamdaniya's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al-Hamdaniya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
42°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:05 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
4%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Al-Hamdaniya is place in Nineveh, Iraq.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 43°C by the end.

A typical July day in Al-Hamdaniya reaches about 42°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 40°C and 45°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Al-Hamdaniya

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
31 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.

Al-Hamdaniya weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 8410.19.83.6
Feb15° / 769.510.64.6
Mar19° / 779.211.76.5
Apr25° / 13°527.212.97.4
May32° / 18°173.413.94.7
Jun39° / 24°10.114.40.8
Jul42° / 27°0014.20.0
Aug42° / 26°0013.40.0
Sep38° / 22°10.212.21.8
Oct30° / 16°222.611.16.0
Nov21° / 10°586.310.17.4
Dec15° / 758.29.64.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Al-Hamdaniya gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% on the wettest days.

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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3964
4964
5964
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7955
8955
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15955
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19955
20955
21955
22955
23955
24955
25955
26946
27946
28946
29937
30937
31928

Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 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 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:57 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:577:23
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414.44:587:23
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1614.25:057:19
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1814.25:067:18
1914.25:077:18
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2314.15:107:16
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2514.15:117:14
2614.05:127:13
2714.05:137:13
2814.05:137:12
2913.95:147:11
3013.95:157:10
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.0Intense
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48.0Intense
58.0Intense
68.0Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Al-Hamdaniya

In seasonPeak

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

Al-Hamdaniya sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is July a good time to visit Al-Hamdaniya?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al-Hamdaniya.

What to pack for Al-Hamdaniya in July

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

In July, Al-Hamdaniya sees daytime highs around 42°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al-Hamdaniya in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Al-Hamdaniya 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 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Al-Hamdaniya 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 Al-Hamdaniya is worst in October — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorOct 1354 µg/m³Dec 2045 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar52Poor
Apr51Poor
May53Poor
Jun52Poor
Jul47Poor
Aug48Poor
Sep52Poor
Oct54Poor
Nov46Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al-Hamdaniya?

Al-Hamdaniya sits at 36.3°N, 43.4°E, 274 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Mosul, 24 km away.

ErbilBaḥarkahSīnah'ĀkraKhasnahzān

Topography around Al-Hamdaniya

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Al-Hamdaniya.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al-Hamdaniya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 282 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 475 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,014 m.

The land around Al-Hamdaniya is covered by cropland (79%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
475 m
80 km
2,014 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Mosul 24 km · Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 25 km · Tallkayf 34 km · Erbil 57 km · Baḥarkah 59 km · Sīnah 67 km · 'Ākra 68 km · Khasnahzān 69 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 Al-Hamdaniya (36.2709°, 43.3776°, elevation 274 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).