Jamjamāl in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Jamjamāl sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 178 mm of precipitation over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early March to 34°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 Jamjamāl's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Jamjamāl's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
24°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
12°C
Precipitation
178 mm
23 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
6.3
best season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Jamjamāl in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early March to 34°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Jamjamāl reaches about 24°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Jamjamāl

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 10 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
10
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Jamjamāl 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.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Jamjamāl gets around 178 mm of rain and snow over 23 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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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.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

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.

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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.

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Jamjamāl

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

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 spring a good time to visit Jamjamāl?

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.

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Jamjamāl for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jamjamāl in Spring

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

In spring, Jamjamāl sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Jamjamāl in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 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 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
Spring 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.