‘Anah weather in August

In August, ‘Anah sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 42°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is ‘Anah's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ‘Anah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
28°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:37 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
2%
2nd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

‘Anah is human settlement in Iraq.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 42°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical August day in ‘Anah reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in ‘Anah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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 August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

‘Anah weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August 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
Jan14° / 255104.6
Feb16° / 194.410.76.1
Mar22° / 11°193.511.78.0
Apr28° / 16°112.412.87.6
May34° / 21°4113.84.0
Jun39° / 26°0014.30.9
Jul41° / 28°0014.10.0
Aug41° / 28°0013.30.0
Sep37° / 24°0012.21.9
Oct31° / 19°91.511.16.0
Nov21° / 11°183.110.28.0
Dec15° / 214.39.75.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August.

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

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

‘Anah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in August. 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 August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 79% 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 August

Winds average 19 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 21 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 August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:267:10
213.75:277:09
313.75:287:08
413.75:287:08
513.65:297:07
613.65:307:06
713.65:317:05
813.55:317:04
913.55:327:03
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1113.55:347:01
1213.45:347:00
1313.45:356:58
1413.45:366:57
1513.35:376:56
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1713.35:386:54
1813.25:396:53
1913.25:406:51
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.81 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for ‘Anah

In seasonPeak

In August, ‘Anah sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

‘Anah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in May.

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Is August a good time to visit ‘Anah?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in ‘Anah.

What to pack for ‘Anah in August

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

In August, ‘Anah sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in ‘Anah in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in ‘Anah peaks around June 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 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 highHighModerateJun 17UV 10Jan 14UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in ‘Anah in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in ‘Anah is worst in July — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 34 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorPoorJul 1787 µg/m³Nov 2035 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May69Unhealthy
Jun77Unhealthy
Jul89Unhealthy
Aug79Unhealthy
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct46Poor
Nov34Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is ‘Anah?

‘Anah sits at 34.4°N, 42.0°E, 177 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is ‘Anat al Qadīmah, 12 km away.

Al Qā’imĀlbū KamālHajīnHītSubaykhānBayjī

Topography around ‘Anah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around ‘Anah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m.

The land around ‘Anah is covered by bare terrain (82%) within 3 km, bare terrain (81%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
133 m
80 km
355 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: ‘Anat al Qadīmah 12 km · Ḩadīthah 45 km · Al Qā’im 91 km · Ālbū Kamāl 98 km · Hajīn 111 km · Hīt 113 km · Subaykhān 137 km · Bayjī 151 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 ‘Anah (34.3686°, 41.9819°, elevation 177 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).