Halabja in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Halabja sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 168 mm of precipitation over about 22 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 15°C in early March to 32°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Halabja's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Halabja's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 22°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 10°C
Precipitation: 168 mm; 22 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 6.5; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Halabja in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 15°C in early March to 32°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Halabja reaches about 22°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Halabja

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 4 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Halabja weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / -0°	102	11	2.8	9.9	2.5
Feb	12° / 1°	107	11.4	2	10.7	3.2
Mar	17° / 5°	95	10.5	0.5	11.7	5.4
Apr	22° / 9°	56	7.7	0	12.9	7.2
May	29° / 14°	17	3.3	0	13.8	6.8
Jun	36° / 19°	1	0.3	0	14.3	2.8
Jul	40° / 22°	0	0	0	14.1	0.3
Aug	40° / 21°	0	0	0	13.3	0.4
Sep	35° / 16°	0	0.2	0	12.2	3.6
Oct	28° / 12°	17	2.1	0	11.1	7.4
Nov	19° / 6°	59	6.5	0.2	10.2	6.7
Dec	13° / 2°	82	9.3	0.7	9.7	3.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Halabja gets around 168 mm of rain and snow over 22 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early March to 14 h 12 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Halabja

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In spring, Halabja overlaps its rainy season and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Halabja sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Rainy season

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Halabja?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Halabja for sightseeing.

What to pack for Halabja in Spring

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

In spring, Halabja sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

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UV index in Halabja in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Halabja peaks around June 17 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 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	4	7	9	10	9	10	8	5	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Halabja in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Halabja is worst in May — around 41 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)	30	33	41	41	41	37	35	34	33	33	29	29
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	30	Moderate
Feb	33	Moderate
Mar	41	Poor
Apr	41	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	37	Poor
Jul	35	Moderate
Aug	34	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	33	Moderate
Nov	29	Moderate
Dec	29	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Halabja?

Halabja sits at 35.2°N, 46.0°E, 711 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Pāveh, 37 km away.

Topography around Halabja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Halabja has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m around an average of 741 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,600 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,116 m.

The land around Halabja is covered by cropland (37%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km

307 m

cropland 37%

16 km

1,600 m

grassland 56%

80 km

3,116 m

grassland 75%

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Spring weather nearby: Pāveh 37 km · Marīvān 42 km · Baynjiwayn 49 km · Javānrūd 62 km · Sulaymaniyah 66 km · Ravānsar 80 km · Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb 80 km · Qaşr-e Shīrīn 82 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 Halabja (35.1778°, 45.9861°, elevation 711 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.