Aş Şuwayrah in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Aş Şuwayrah sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 72 mm of rain over about 12 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Aş Şuwayrah's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Aş Şuwayrah's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 19°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 9°C
- Rainfall
- 72 mm
- 12 wet days
- Avg wind
- 11 km/h
- Travel score
- 7.3
- best season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Aş Şuwayrah in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C.
A typical winter day in Aş Şuwayrah reaches about 19°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Aş Şuwayrah
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Aş Şuwayrah weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18° / 8° | 28 | 4.6 | 10.1 | 6.8 |
| Feb | 20° / 9° | 21 | 3.5 | 10.8 | 7.7 |
| Mar | 26° / 13° | 21 | 3.2 | 11.7 | 8.2 |
| Apr | 32° / 19° | 15 | 2.7 | 12.8 | 4.9 |
| May | 39° / 25° | 5 | 1.2 | 13.7 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 44° / 29° | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 46° / 31° | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 46° / 31° | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 42° / 27° | 0 | 0.1 | 12.2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 35° / 22° | 10 | 1.4 | 11.2 | 3.0 |
| Nov | 25° / 14° | 29 | 3.3 | 10.3 | 8.0 |
| Dec | 19° / 9° | 23 | 3.7 | 9.9 | 7.4 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Aş Şuwayrah gets around 72 mm of rain over 12 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 11 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 hours in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.5 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Aş Şuwayrah
None of Aş Şuwayrah's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Aş Şuwayrah sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.
Is winter a good time to visit Aş Şuwayrah?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is one of the better times to visit Aş Şuwayrah for general sightseeing.
What to pack for Aş Şuwayrah in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Aş Şuwayrah sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 12 days see rain.
UV index in Aş Şuwayrah in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aş Şuwayrah 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 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Extreme | Moderate | Very high | Moderate | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | Moderate |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 5 | Moderate |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Air quality in Aş Şuwayrah in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Aş Şuwayrah is worst in October — around 99 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) | 95 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 77 | 74 | 78 | 87 | 99 | 95 | 99 |
| Level | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 95 | Unhealthy |
| Feb | 92 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 91 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 91 | Unhealthy |
| May | 90 | Unhealthy |
| Jun | 77 | Unhealthy |
| Jul | 74 | Unhealthy |
| Aug | 78 | Unhealthy |
| Sep | 87 | Unhealthy |
| Oct | 99 | Unhealthy |
| Nov | 95 | Unhealthy |
| Dec | 99 | Unhealthy |
Where is Aş Şuwayrah?
Aş Şuwayrah sits at 32.9°N, 44.8°E, 32 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al ‘Azīzīyah, 27 km away.
Topography around Aş Şuwayrah
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aş Şuwayrah.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Aş Şuwayrah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m.
The land around Aş Şuwayrah is covered by bare terrain (30%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and bare terrain (35%) within 80 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 Aş Şuwayrah (32.9256°, 44.7758°, elevation 32 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.