An Nu‘mānīyah weather in April

In April, An Nu‘mānīyah sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is An Nu‘mānīyah's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see An Nu‘mānīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:35 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
33%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

An Nu‘mānīyah is a city in Iraq.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical April day in An Nu‘mānīyah reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12917
23017
33017
43017
53017
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How April really feels in An Nu‘mānīyah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 17 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
17
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

An Nu‘mānīyah weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 304.510.16.9
Feb21° / 10°203.510.87.8
Mar26° / 14°223.311.88.1
Apr32° / 19°163.312.84.6
May39° / 25°7113.60.9
Jun44° / 30°0014.10.0
Jul46° / 32°0013.90.0
Aug46° / 31°0013.20.0
Sep42° / 27°00.112.20.0
Oct36° / 22°61.411.22.8
Nov26° / 14°283.610.37.8
Dec20° / 274.39.97.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27624
37624
47624
57624
67624
77624
87624
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107723
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

An Nu‘mānīyah gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.3 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
512
612
712
812
912
1012
1112
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1312
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1511
1611
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1811
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2011
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259
269
279
289
299
309

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194510
294510
393610
493610
593610
692710
792710
890820
990820
1089920
1189920
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2990721
3091711

Wind in April

Winds average 14 km/h in April.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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2114light breeze
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3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:546:12
212.35:536:13
312.45:516:13
412.45:506:14
512.45:496:15
612.55:476:16
712.55:466:16
812.55:456:17
912.65:436:18
1012.65:426:18
1112.65:416:19
1212.75:406:20
1312.75:386:20
1412.75:376:21
1512.85:366:22
1612.85:356:23
1712.85:336:23
1812.95:326:24
1912.95:316:25
2012.95:306:26
2113.05:286:26
2213.05:276:27
2313.05:266:28
2413.15:256:28
2513.15:246:29
2613.15:236:30
2713.15:226:31
2813.25:216:31
2913.25:206:32
3013.25:196:33

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.5Intense
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146.6Intense
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286.9Intense
296.9Intense
307.0Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for An Nu‘mānīyah

In seasonPeak

In April, An Nu‘mānīyah sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

An Nu‘mānīyah sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is April a good time to visit An Nu‘mānīyah?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit An Nu‘mānīyah for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for An Nu‘mānīyah in April

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

In April, An Nu‘mānīyah sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in An Nu‘mānīyah in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April 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 An Nu‘mānīyah peaks around June 14 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 14UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep5High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in An Nu‘mānīyah in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in An Nu‘mānīyah is worst in May — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 1263 µg/m³Nov 1750 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun54Poor
Jul52Poor
Aug54Poor
Sep54Poor
Oct54Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is An Nu‘mānīyah?

An Nu‘mānīyah sits at 32.6°N, 45.4°E, 30 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al-Kut, 38 km away.

‘AfakAş ŞuwayrahAl ḨayyAl-QāsimAl DiwaniyahAl Hillah

Topography around An Nu‘mānīyah

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of An Nu‘mānīyah.

Within 3 km, the terrain around An Nu‘mānīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m.

The land around An Nu‘mānīyah is covered by cropland (36%), bare terrain (25%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and bare terrain (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and bare terrain (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
18 m
80 km
93 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Al-Kut 38 km · Al ‘Azīzīyah 51 km · ‘Afak 57 km · Aş Şuwayrah 72 km · Al Ḩayy 73 km · Al-Qāsim 74 km · Al Diwaniyah 78 km · Al Hillah 94 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 An Nu‘mānīyah (32.5562°, 45.4129°, 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).