Baḥarkah weather in June

In June, Baḥarkah sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of June to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Baḥarkah's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baḥarkah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:50 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
9%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical June day in Baḥarkah reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 7°C warmer than May and about 4°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13521
23521
33621
43621
53621
63621
73722
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93722
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How June really feels in Baḥarkah

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
9 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.

Baḥarkah weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 10110.79.83.3
Feb14° / 9410.110.64.1
Mar18° / 931011.76.1
Apr24° / 12°627.712.97.4
May31° / 18°224.613.95.4
Jun38° / 23°10.414.41.5
Jul42° / 26°00.114.20.0
Aug41° / 26°00.113.40.0
Sep37° / 21°10.212.22.2
Oct30° / 16°263.111.16.2
Nov20° / 646.610.17.2
Dec14° / 878.49.64.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% 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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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2928
3937
4937
5955
6955
7964
8973
9973
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Baḥarkah gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
13
23
32
42
52
62
71
81
92
102
112
122
132
142
152
162
172
182
192
202
212
222
232
241
251
261
271
281
290
300

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
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161000
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211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
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271000
28991
29991
30991

Wind in June

Winds average 9 km/h in June, the windiest month of the year.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of June to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:53 AM to 4:53 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:537:10
214.34:527:11
314.34:527:11
414.34:527:12
514.34:527:12
614.44:517:13
714.44:517:14
814.44:517:14
914.44:517:15
1014.44:517:15
1114.44:507:16
1214.44:507:16
1314.44:507:17
1414.44:507:17
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1814.54:507:19
1914.54:517:19
2014.54:517:19
2114.54:517:19
2214.54:517:20
2314.54:517:20
2414.54:517:20
2514.54:527:20
2614.54:527:20
2714.54:527:20
2814.54:537:21
2914.54:537:21
3014.54:537:21

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 7.95 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 7.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 7.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.8Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
77.9Intense
87.9Intense
97.9Intense
107.9Intense
117.9Intense
127.9Intense
137.9Intense
147.9Intense
157.9Intense
168.0Intense
178.0Intense
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208.0Intense
218.0Intense
228.0Intense
238.0Intense
248.0Intense
258.0Intense
268.0Intense
278.0Intense
288.0Intense
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Baḥarkah

In seasonPeak

None of Baḥarkah's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Baḥarkah's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Baḥarkah sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Baḥarkah?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Baḥarkah.

What to pack for Baḥarkah in June

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

In June, Baḥarkah sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Baḥarkah in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Baḥarkah peaks around June 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highModerateJun 16UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Baḥarkah 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 Baḥarkah is worst in March — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorMar 2349 µg/m³Dec 1736 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr49Poor
May47Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct42Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Baḥarkah?

Baḥarkah sits at 36.3°N, 44.0°E, 464 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Erbil, 14 km away.

Topography around Baḥarkah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baḥarkah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 475 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 859 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,498 m.

The land around Baḥarkah is covered by cropland (60%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
859 m
80 km
2,498 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Erbil 14 km · Khasnahzān 16 km · Pīrmām 16 km · Shaqlāwah 28 km · Ḩarir 39 km · Khalīfān 46 km · 'Ākra 48 km · ‘Aqrah 51 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 Baḥarkah (36.3156°, 44.0353°, elevation 464 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).