Dihok weather in November

In November, Dihok sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 55 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of November to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Dihok's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dihok's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 55 mm; 6.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 6:53 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover: 40%; 7th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 2.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.8; out of 10

Dihok is City in Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

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

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical November day in Dihok reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 9°C cooler than October and about 6°C warmer than December.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15
Avg low (°C)	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	12
2	23	12
3	22	11
4	22	11
5	22	11
6	21	11
7	21	10
8	21	10
9	21	10
10	20	10
11	20	9
12	20	9
13	20	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	8
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	17	7
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	16	7
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	15	6

How November really feels in Dihok

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Dihok weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 2°	91	10	1.5	9.8	2.7
Feb	13° / 3°	80	9.9	1.5	10.6	3.5
Mar	17° / 7°	87	10	0.2	11.7	5.6
Apr	23° / 11°	57	8.5	0	12.9	7.2
May	30° / 16°	24	4.4	0	13.9	6.2
Jun	37° / 21°	1	0.4	0	14.5	2.3
Jul	40° / 25°	1	0.2	0	14.3	0.1
Aug	40° / 24°	0	0.1	0	13.4	0.3
Sep	35° / 20°	1	0.3	0	12.3	3.4
Oct	28° / 15°	22	3.2	0	11	7.1
Nov	19° / 9°	55	6.3	0	10	6.8
Dec	13° / 4°	83	8.8	0.7	9.5	3.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	70	70	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	69	68	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	64	64	63	61	61	61	60	60	59	59	58
Cloudier (%)	30	30	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	31	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	36	36	37	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	65	35
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	63	37
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	58	42

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Dihok gets around 55 mm of rain over 6.3 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	21	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	22
3	22
4	22
5	21
6	21
7	21
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	19
13	19
14	19
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	21
20	21
21	21
22	22
23	22
24	22
25	22
26	22
27	23
28	23
29	23
30	24

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	94	94	95	96	96	97	97	98	98	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	6	6	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

Wind in November

Winds average 6 km/h in November, the calmest month.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of November to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 4:48 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07
Sunset (PM)	5:05	5:04	5:03	5:02	5:01	5:01	5:00	4:59	4:58	4:57	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:54	4:54	4:53	4:53	4:52	4:51	4:51	4:51	4:50	4:50	4:49	4:49	4:49	4:48	4:48	4:48	4:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	6:38	5:05
2	10.4	6:39	5:04
3	10.4	6:40	5:03
4	10.4	6:41	5:02
5	10.3	6:42	5:01
6	10.3	6:43	5:01
7	10.3	6:44	5:00
8	10.2	6:45	4:59
9	10.2	6:46	4:58
10	10.2	6:47	4:57
11	10.1	6:48	4:57
12	10.1	6:49	4:56
13	10.1	6:50	4:55
14	10.1	6:51	4:54
15	10.0	6:52	4:54
16	10.0	6:53	4:53
17	10.0	6:54	4:53
18	9.9	6:55	4:52
19	9.9	6:57	4:51
20	9.9	6:58	4:51
21	9.9	6:59	4:51
22	9.8	7:00	4:50
23	9.8	7:01	4:50
24	9.8	7:01	4:49
25	9.8	7:02	4:49
26	9.8	7:03	4:49
27	9.7	7:04	4:48
28	9.7	7:05	4:48
29	9.7	7:06	4:48
30	9.7	7:07	4:48

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 2.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	2.9	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	2.8	Moderate
21	2.8	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.7	Moderate
24	2.7	Moderate
25	2.6	Moderate
26	2.6	Moderate
27	2.6	Moderate
28	2.6	Moderate
29	2.5	Moderate
30	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Dihok

In seasonPeak

In November, Dihok sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Dihok 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 November a good time to visit Dihok?

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

6.8

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

3.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Dihok for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dihok in November

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

In November, Dihok sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Dihok in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks 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 Dihok peaks around June 15 at about 10 (very high) — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	6	8	10	7	10	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Dihok in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Dihok is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), 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)	29	34	40	39	38	35	31	30	30	31	27	27
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	29	Moderate
Feb	34	Moderate
Mar	40	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	38	Poor
Jun	35	Poor
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	27	Moderate
Dec	27	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Dihok?

Dihok sits at 36.9°N, 43.0°E, 510 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Sīnah, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Dihok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dihok has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 m around an average of 617 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,017 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,110 m.

The land around Dihok is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

512 m

artificial surfaces 45%

16 km

1,017 m

grassland 59%

80 km

3,110 m

grassland 46%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← October Dihok year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Sīnah 8.0 km · Simele 12 km · Sumayl 12 km · Batifa 34 km · Zaxo 41 km · Tallkayf 43 km · Mosul 60 km · Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 60 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 Dihok (36.8661°, 42.9879°, elevation 510 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	12
2	23	12
3	22	11
4	22	11
5	22	11
6	21	11
7	21	10
8	21	10
9	21	10
10	20	10
11	20	9
12	20	9
13	20	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	8
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	17	7
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	16	7
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	65	35
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	63	37
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	22
3	22
4	22
5	21
6	21
7	21
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	19
13	19
14	19
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	21
20	21
21	21
22	22
23	22
24	22
25	22
26	22
27	23
28	23
29	23
30	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	12
2	23	12
3	22	11
4	22	11
5	22	11
6	21	11
7	21	10
8	21	10
9	21	10
10	20	10
11	20	9
12	20	9
13	20	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	8
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	17	7
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	16	7
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	65	35
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	63	37
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	22
3	22
4	22
5	21
6	21
7	21
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	19
13	19
14	19
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	21
20	21
21	21
22	22
23	22
24	22
25	22
26	22
27	23
28	23
29	23
30	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	12
2	23	12
3	22	11
4	22	11
5	22	11
6	21	11
7	21	10
8	21	10
9	21	10
10	20	10
11	20	9
12	20	9
13	20	9
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	8
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	17	7
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	16	7
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	65	35
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	63	37
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	22
3	22
4	22
5	21
6	21
7	21
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	19
13	19
14	19
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	21
20	21
21	21
22	22
23	22
24	22
25	22
26	22
27	23
28	23
29	23
30	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0