Al-Qāsim weather in July

In July, Al-Qāsim 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-Qāsim's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al-Qāsim'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
5:09 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
2%
1st clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Al-Qāsim is human settlement in Iraq.

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-Qāsim 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 43°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-Qāsim

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-Qāsim 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° / 223.810.17.2
Feb21° / 152.810.88.1
Mar26° / 14°142.611.88.2
Apr33° / 19°122.912.84.6
May39° / 25°50.913.60.9
Jun44° / 29°0014.10.0
Jul46° / 31°0013.90.0
Aug46° / 31°0013.20.0
Sep42° / 27°00.112.20.0
Oct36° / 22°51.211.22.9
Nov26° / 14°202.710.38.0
Dec20° / 183.59.97.6

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 1% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Al-Qāsim 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

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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in July

Winds average 19 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

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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 7:07 PM to 6:56 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 7.62 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 — July's 7.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Al-Qāsim

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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-Qāsim.

What to pack for Al-Qāsim in July

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al-Qāsim in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighVery highHighModerateJun 13UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al-Qāsim 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-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).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyMay 1171 µg/m³Jul 1758 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb66Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May72Unhealthy
Jun60Unhealthy
Jul58Unhealthy
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep64Unhealthy
Oct68Unhealthy
Nov64Unhealthy
Dec69Unhealthy
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.

Al Mishkhāb

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.

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80 km
129 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July 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
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-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).