Al Hillah weather in July

In July, Al Hillah sees average daytime highs of 46°C and overnight lows near 31°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 46°C through the month. 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 06 min at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Al Hillah's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Hillah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
46°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
31°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:10 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
2%
1st clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Al Hillah is city in Iraq.

Founded
1101

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 46°C through the month.

A typical July day in Al Hillah reaches about 46°C in the afternoon and slips back to 31°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 42°C and 49°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Al Hillah

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 Hillah 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 22410.17.1
Feb21° / 163.110.88.0
Mar26° / 13°152.711.88.2
Apr32° / 19°122.612.84.8
May39° / 24°40.913.61.0
Jun43° / 29°0014.10.0
Jul46° / 31°0013.90.0
Aug46° / 31°0013.20.0
Sep42° / 27°00.112.20.0
Oct35° / 21°51.311.22.9
Nov26° / 14°20310.38.0
Dec20° / 193.39.97.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

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

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Al Hillah 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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 17 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of July to 13 h 36 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 5:02 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:58 PM.

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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 7.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Al Hillah

In seasonPeak

In July, Al Hillah sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Al Hillah sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

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Is July a good time to visit Al Hillah?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Hillah.

What to pack for Al Hillah in July

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

In July, Al Hillah sees daytime highs around 46°C and nights near 31°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Hillah in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — 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 Hillah peaks around June 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Hillah 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 Hillah is worst in May — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyMay 1376 µg/m³Jul 2260 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan68Unhealthy
Feb68Unhealthy
Mar73Unhealthy
Apr72Unhealthy
May77Unhealthy
Jun64Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct70Unhealthy
Nov63Unhealthy
Dec70Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al Hillah?

Al Hillah sits at 32.5°N, 44.4°E, 33 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al Hindīyah, 20 km away.

Topography around Al Hillah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Hillah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m.

The land around Al Hillah is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and bare terrain (43%) within 80 km.

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80 km
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July weather nearby: Al Hindīyah 20 km · Al Maḩāwīl 22 km · Al-Qāsim 31 km · Saddat al Hindīyah 31 km · Al-Musayab 37 km · Karbala 41 km · Kufa 46 km · Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 48 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 Hillah (32.4637°, 44.4196°, elevation 33 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).