Al Maḩmūdīyah weather in July

In July, Al Maḩmūdīyah sees average daytime highs of 45°C and overnight lows near 31°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 45°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Al Maḩmūdīyah's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Maḩmūdīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
45°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
31°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:09 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
2%
1st clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 45°C through the month.

A typical July day in Al Maḩmūdīyah reaches about 45°C in the afternoon and slips back to 31°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 42°C and 48°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 Maḩmūdīyah

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 Maḩmūdīyah weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 244.310.16.6
Feb20° / 193.510.87.7
Mar25° / 13°172.911.78.4
Apr32° / 18°122.412.85.3
May38° / 24°4113.71.4
Jun43° / 29°0014.10.0
Jul45° / 31°00140.0
Aug45° / 30°0013.20.0
Sep42° / 27°00.112.20.1
Oct35° / 21°71.311.23.4
Nov25° / 14°223.210.38.1
Dec19° / 213.89.97.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% 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 Maḩmūdīyah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in July, the driest month. 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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 16 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 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 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 5:01 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:017:11
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1314.05:077:09
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1614.05:097:08
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1814.05:107:07
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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 7.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Al Maḩmūdīyah

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is July a good time to visit Al Maḩmūdīyah?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-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 Maḩmūdīyah.

What to pack for Al Maḩmūdīyah in July

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

In July, Al Maḩmūdīyah sees daytime highs around 45°C and nights near 31°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Maḩmūdīyah 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 Maḩmūdīyah 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 highVery highHighModerateJun 13UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep5High
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Maḩmūdīyah 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 Maḩmūdīyah 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 Al Maḩmūdīyah?

Al Maḩmūdīyah sits at 33.1°N, 44.4°E, 34 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah, 20 km away.

Topography around Al Maḩmūdīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Maḩmūdīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m.

The land around Al Maḩmūdīyah is covered by cropland (35%), artificial surfaces (29%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and bare terrain (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and bare terrain (40%) within 80 km.

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71 m
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July weather nearby: Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 20 km · Baghdad 31 km · Abū Ghurayb 32 km · Al-Musayab 32 km · Sadr City 37 km · Saddat al Hindīyah 39 km · Aş Şuwayrah 41 km · Al Maḩāwīl 45 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 Maḩmūdīyah (33.0622°, 44.3656°, elevation 34 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).