Bayjī weather in April

In April, Bayjī sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 23 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bayjī's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bayjī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
16°
6th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:40 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
37%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Bayjī is city in northern Iraq.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical April day in Bayjī reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12513
22513
32614
42614
52614
62614
72715
82715
92715
102715
112815
122815
132816
142816
152816
162816
172916
182916
192916
202917
212917
223017
233017
243017
253017
263017
273118
283118
293118
303118

How April really feels in Bayjī

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bayjī weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 396.69.94.8
Feb17° / 32610.76.1
Mar22° / 11°355.511.77.7
Apr28° / 16°23412.96.9
May35° / 22°61.413.83.1
Jun41° / 27°0014.30.1
Jul43° / 29°00.114.10.0
Aug43° / 29°0013.30.0
Sep39° / 24°0012.20.9
Oct32° / 19°151.911.15.1
Nov22° / 12°274.310.27.9
Dec16° / 355.89.75.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27228
37228
47228
57228
67327
77327
87327
97327
107327
117426
127426
137426
147426
157426
167525
177525
187525
197525
207426
217426
227426
237426
247327
257327
267426
277426
287426
297426
307327

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Bayjī gets around 23 mm of rain over 4 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
116
216
315
415
515
614
714
814
913
1013
1113
1213
1313
1413
1513
1613
1713
1813
1913
2013
2113
2213
2313
2413
2513
2613
2712
2812
2912
3011

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39640
49550
59550
69550
79550
89460
99460
109460
119370
129271
139271
149271
159181
169181
179181
189181
199181
209181
219181
229181
239181
249181
259082
269082
278992
288992
298992
3088102

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:016:21
212.45:596:21
312.45:586:22
412.45:576:23
512.55:556:24
612.55:546:25
712.65:526:25
812.65:516:26
912.65:496:27
1012.75:486:28
1112.75:476:29
1212.75:456:29
1312.85:446:30
1412.85:436:31
1512.85:416:32
1612.95:406:33
1712.95:396:33
1812.95:376:34
1913.05:366:35
2013.05:356:36
2113.15:336:37
2213.15:326:37
2313.15:316:38
2413.25:306:39
2513.25:296:40
2613.25:276:41
2713.35:266:42
2813.35:256:42
2913.35:246:43
3013.45:236:44

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Bayjī

In seasonPeak

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

Bayjī sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in May.

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

Is April a good time to visit Bayjī?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Bayjī for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bayjī in April

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

In April, Bayjī sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bayjī in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bayjī peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 14UV 10Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul5Moderate
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bayjī in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bayjī is worst in July — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1956 µg/m³Nov 2042 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr49Poor
May52Poor
Jun54Poor
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug55Unhealthy
Sep51Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bayjī?

Bayjī sits at 34.9°N, 43.5°E, 115 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al-'Alam, 31 km away.

Ash SharqātTāzah KhūrmātūSāmarrā’KirkukŢūz KhūrmātūBalad

Topography around Bayjī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bayjī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m.

The land around Bayjī is covered by bare terrain (37%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, bare terrain (56%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
376 m
80 km
463 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Al-'Alam 31 km · Tikrīt 39 km · Ash Sharqāt 70 km · Tāzah Khūrmātū 87 km · Sāmarrā’ 89 km · Kirkuk 102 km · Ţūz Khūrmātū 104 km · Balad 118 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 Bayjī (34.9291°, 43.4888°, elevation 115 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).