As Samawah weather in June

In June, As Samawah sees average daytime highs of 44°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 43°C in the first days to 45°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of June to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is As Samawah's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see As Samawah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
44°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
29°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:58 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
3%
3rd clearest
Wind
20 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

As Samawah is city in Iraq.

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 43°C in the first days to 45°C by the end.

A typical June day in As Samawah reaches about 44°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 41°C and 47°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 5°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in As Samawah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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
30
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

As Samawah weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 223.610.27.2
Feb21° / 10°112.410.98.2
Mar27° / 14°112.211.88.2
Apr33° / 20°9212.74.5
May39° / 25°40.613.60.8
Jun44° / 29°00140.0
Jul46° / 31°0013.80.0
Aug46° / 31°0013.10.0
Sep42° / 27°0012.20.0
Oct36° / 22°30.611.22.9
Nov26° / 14°162.810.48.0
Dec20° / 163.3107.7

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

As Samawah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in June. 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 June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in June

Winds average 20 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 18 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 June

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of June to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:00 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 7.84 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.23 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 7.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for As Samawah

In seasonPeak

In June, As Samawah sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

As Samawah sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in May.

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Is June a good time to visit As Samawah?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in As Samawah.

What to pack for As Samawah in June

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

In June, As Samawah sees daytime highs around 44°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in As Samawah in June

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Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in As Samawah peaks around June 16 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 — every month of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in As Samawah in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in As Samawah is worst in May — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyUnhealthyMay 1475 µg/m³Nov 1753 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr72Unhealthy
May76Unhealthy
Jun67Unhealthy
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep61Unhealthy
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov52Poor
Dec60Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is As Samawah?

As Samawah sits at 31.3°N, 45.3°E, 15 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Ar Rumaythah, 23 km away.

Nāḩiyat ash ShināfīyahNahiyat GhammasAl Diwaniyah‘AfakAsh ShaţrahAl MishkhābQal‘at Sukkar

Topography around As Samawah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around As Samawah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m.

The land around As Samawah is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and bare terrain (36%) within 3 km, bare terrain (59%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (70%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

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June weather nearby: Ar Rumaythah 23 km · Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah 68 km · Nahiyat Ghammas 79 km · Al Diwaniyah 81 km · ‘Afak 82 km · Ash Shaţrah 84 km · Al Mishkhāb 93 km · Qal‘at Sukkar 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 As Samawah (31.332°, 45.2944°, elevation 15 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).