Al-Qāsim weather in February

In February, Al-Qāsim sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Al-Qāsim's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al-Qāsim's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 15 mm; 2.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 6:51 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover: 31%; 7th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.1; out of 10

Al-Qāsim is human settlement in Iraq.

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical February day in Al-Qāsim reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 6°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	24
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	8
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	20	8
8	20	9
9	20	9
10	20	9
11	20	9
12	20	9
13	21	9
14	21	9
15	21	9
16	21	10
17	21	10
18	21	10
19	22	10
20	22	10
21	22	10
22	22	10
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	24	11
28	24	12

How February really feels in Al-Qāsim

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Al-Qāsim weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 8°	22	3.8	10.1	7.2
Feb	21° / 9°	15	2.8	10.8	8.1
Mar	26° / 14°	14	2.6	11.8	8.2
Apr	33° / 19°	12	2.9	12.8	4.6
May	39° / 25°	5	0.9	13.6	0.9
Jun	44° / 29°	0	0	14.1	0.0
Jul	46° / 31°	0	0	13.9	0.0
Aug	46° / 31°	0	0	13.2	0.0
Sep	42° / 27°	0	0.1	12.2	0.0
Oct	36° / 22°	5	1.2	11.2	2.9
Nov	26° / 14°	20	2.7	10.3	8.0
Dec	20° / 9°	18	3.5	9.9	7.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	79
Cloudier (%)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Al-Qāsim gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.8 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	10
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	11
16	10
17	10
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	10
22	10
23	9
24	9
25	9
26	8
27	8
28	8

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98
Comfortable (%)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	98	2

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:51 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38
Sunset (PM)	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	7:02	5:28
2	10.5	7:01	5:29
3	10.5	7:01	5:30
4	10.5	7:00	5:31
5	10.5	6:59	5:31
6	10.6	6:59	5:32
7	10.6	6:58	5:33
8	10.6	6:57	5:34
9	10.6	6:56	5:35
10	10.7	6:56	5:36
11	10.7	6:55	5:37
12	10.7	6:54	5:38
13	10.8	6:53	5:39
14	10.8	6:52	5:40
15	10.8	6:51	5:40
16	10.8	6:50	5:41
17	10.9	6:49	5:42
18	10.9	6:49	5:43
19	10.9	6:48	5:44
20	11.0	6:47	5:45
21	11.0	6:46	5:46
22	11.0	6:45	5:46
23	11.1	6:43	5:47
24	11.1	6:42	5:48
25	11.1	6:41	5:49
26	11.2	6:40	5:50
27	11.2	6:39	5:51
28	11.2	6:38	5:51

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.9	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	4.0	Moderate
5	4.0	Bright
6	4.0	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Al-Qāsim

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Al-Qāsim?

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

8.1

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Al-Qāsim for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Al-Qāsim in February

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

In February, Al-Qāsim sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in Al-Qāsim in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — 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-Qāsim peaks around June 13 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	5	6	8	10	5	8	4	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	High	Very high	Moderate	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	5	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Al-Qāsim in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Al-Qāsim is worst in May — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	67	66	70	70	72	60	58	60	64	68	64	69
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	67	Unhealthy
Feb	66	Unhealthy
Mar	70	Unhealthy
Apr	70	Unhealthy
May	72	Unhealthy
Jun	60	Unhealthy
Jul	58	Unhealthy
Aug	60	Unhealthy
Sep	64	Unhealthy
Oct	68	Unhealthy
Nov	64	Unhealthy
Dec	69	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Al-Qāsim?

Al-Qāsim sits at 32.3°N, 44.7°E, 30 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al Hillah, 31 km away.

Topography around Al-Qāsim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al-Qāsim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m.

The land around Al-Qāsim is covered by bare terrain (31%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and bare terrain (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

11 m

bare terrain 31%

16 km

23 m

cropland 58%

80 km

129 m

cropland 53%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← January Al-Qāsim year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Al Hillah 31 km · Kufa 36 km · Ash Shāmīyah 38 km · Al Diwaniyah 41 km · Najaf 44 km · Al Maḩāwīl 48 km · Al Hindīyah 51 km · Al Mishkhāb 58 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

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-Qāsim (32.298°, 44.6828°, elevation 30 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	8
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	20	8
8	20	9
9	20	9
10	20	9
11	20	9
12	20	9
13	21	9
14	21	9
15	21	9
16	21	10
17	21	10
18	21	10
19	22	10
20	22	10
21	22	10
22	22	10
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	24	11
28	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	10
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	11
16	10
17	10
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	10
22	10
23	9
24	9
25	9
26	8
27	8
28	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	8
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	20	8
8	20	9
9	20	9
10	20	9
11	20	9
12	20	9
13	21	9
14	21	9
15	21	9
16	21	10
17	21	10
18	21	10
19	22	10
20	22	10
21	22	10
22	22	10
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	24	11
28	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	10
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	11
16	10
17	10
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	10
22	10
23	9
24	9
25	9
26	8
27	8
28	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	8
2	19	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	20	8
8	20	9
9	20	9
10	20	9
11	20	9
12	20	9
13	21	9
14	21	9
15	21	9
16	21	10
17	21	10
18	21	10
19	22	10
20	22	10
21	22	10
22	22	10
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	24	11
28	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	10
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	11
16	10
17	10
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	10
22	10
23	9
24	9
25	9
26	8
27	8
28	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	98	2