Ash Shaţrah weather in June

In June, Ash Shaţrah sees average daytime highs of 45°C and overnight lows near 30°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 Ash Shaţrah's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ash Shaţrah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
45°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
30°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:55 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
3%
3rd clearest
Wind
22 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ash Shaţrah is city in Iraq.

Founded
1872

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 Ash Shaţrah reaches about 45°C in the afternoon and slips back to 30°C overnight — a 14°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 Ash Shaţrah

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
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30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
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wind chill below the day's low

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

Ash Shaţrah 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° / 264.210.27.3
Feb22° / 10°162.810.98.2
Mar27° / 15°172.711.87.9
Apr33° / 20°142.612.74.2
May40° / 26°40.613.60.6
Jun45° / 30°00140.0
Jul47° / 32°0013.80.0
Aug47° / 32°0013.10.0
Sep43° / 28°00.112.20.0
Oct36° / 22°50.911.22.5
Nov26° / 15°253.210.47.7
Dec20° / 10°234107.6

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 1% 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

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Ash Shaţrah 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

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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 22 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 4:56 AM to 4:58 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:59 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 7.83 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 7.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Ash Shaţrah

In seasonPeak

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

Ash Shaţrah sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in May.

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Is June a good time to visit Ash Shaţrah?

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

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Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ash Shaţrah.

What to pack for Ash Shaţrah in June

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

In June, Ash Shaţrah sees daytime highs around 45°C and nights near 30°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Ash Shaţrah in June

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Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ash Shaţrah peaks around June 16 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.

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Jan3Moderate
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Mar5High
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May7Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
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Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ash Shaţrah 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 Ash Shaţrah is worst in April — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

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PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
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Mar56Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May58Unhealthy
Jun50Poor
Jul49Poor
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Sep46Poor
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Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ash Shaţrah?

Ash Shaţrah sits at 31.4°N, 46.2°E, 13 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Nasiriyah, 40 km away.

Nāḩiyat al FuhūdAs SamawahAl ḨayyAr RumaythahAl ‘AmārahQal‘at Şāliḩ

Topography around Ash Shaţrah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ash Shaţrah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m.

The land around Ash Shaţrah is covered by bare terrain (37%), artificial surfaces (34%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and bare terrain (31%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (51%) and cropland (43%) within 80 km.

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June weather nearby: Nasiriyah 40 km · Qal‘at Sukkar 51 km · Nāḩiyat al Fuhūd 72 km · As Samawah 84 km · Al Ḩayy 86 km · Ar Rumaythah 93 km · Al ‘Amārah 104 km · Qal‘at Şāliḩ 107 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 Ash Shaţrah (31.4091°, 46.1727°, elevation 13 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).