Jamjamāl weather in August

In August, Jamjamāl sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Jamjamāl's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jamjamāl's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:24 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
5%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Jamjamāl is city.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical August day in Jamjamāl reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Jamjamāl

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Jamjamāl weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 10310.819.93.1
Feb14° / 9510.70.810.73.9
Mar18° / 9210.30.111.75.9
Apr24° / 12°658.2012.97.3
May31° / 17°214.2013.85.7
Jun37° / 22°10.4014.41.9
Jul41° / 26°00014.20.0
Aug41° / 25°00.1013.30.0
Sep36° / 20°10.5012.22.5
Oct29° / 15°353.2011.16.5
Nov20° / 686.8010.17.0
Dec14° / 949.40.29.64.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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31000
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Jamjamāl gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in August. 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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81000
91000
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:12 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:127:01
213.85:137:00
313.85:146:59
413.75:156:58
513.75:156:57
613.75:166:56
713.65:176:55
813.65:186:54
913.65:196:53
1013.55:196:52
1113.55:206:51
1213.55:216:50
1313.55:226:49
1413.45:236:48
1513.45:236:47
1613.45:246:45
1713.35:256:44
1813.35:266:43
1913.35:276:42
2013.25:276:40
2113.25:286:39
2213.15:296:38
2313.15:306:36
2413.15:306:35
2513.05:316:34
2613.05:326:32
2713.05:336:31
2812.95:346:30
2912.95:346:28
3012.95:356:27
3112.85:366:25

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.6Intense
37.6Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Jamjamāl

In seasonPeak

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

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

Jamjamāl 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 August a good time to visit Jamjamāl?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jamjamāl.

What to pack for Jamjamāl in August

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

In August, Jamjamāl sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jamjamāl in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Jamjamāl peaks around June 17 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 17UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Jamjamāl in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Jamjamāl is worst in March — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2345 µg/m³Nov 2332 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar45Poor
Apr45Poor
May44Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov32Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jamjamāl?

Jamjamāl sits at 35.5°N, 44.8°E, 705 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Shūrash, 2.0 km away.

Tāzah KhūrmātūSulaymaniyahKoysinceqŢūz KhūrmātūQeładizêHajiawa

Topography around Jamjamāl

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jamjamāl has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 718 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 566 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,426 m.

The land around Jamjamāl is covered by cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
566 m
80 km
2,426 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Shūrash 2.0 km · Kirkuk 41 km · Tāzah Khūrmātū 53 km · Sulaymaniyah 54 km · Koysinceq 64 km · Ţūz Khūrmātū 74 km · Qeładizê 77 km · Hajiawa 78 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 Jamjamāl (35.5336°, 44.8343°, elevation 705 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).