Khānaqīn weather in December

In December, Khānaqīn sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 75 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Khānaqīn's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khānaqīn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:03 AM – 4:46 PM
Cloud cover
43%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Khānaqīn is city in Diyala Governorate, Iraq.

Founded
1784

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical December day in Khānaqīn reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1199
2199
3199
4189
5189
6189
7188
8188
9188
10178
11178
12178
13178
14178
15178
16178
17177
18167
19167
20167
21167
22167
23167
24167
25167
26167
27167
28167
29167
30167
31167

How December really feels in Khānaqīn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December 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

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

Khānaqīn weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 809104.8
Feb17° / 637.910.75.8
Mar22° / 11°667.311.77.4
Apr28° / 16°405.312.86.8
May35° / 21°102.113.82.9
Jun41° / 26°00.114.30.1
Jul44° / 29°00.114.10.0
Aug44° / 28°0013.30.0
Sep40° / 24°00.112.20.7
Oct33° / 19°202.211.14.7
Nov23° / 12°575.810.27.7
Dec17° / 757.79.76.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26634
36634
46535
56535
66535
76535
86436
96436
106436
116436
126436
136436
146535
156535
166535
176535
186535
196634
206634
216634
226733
236634
246634
256733
266733
276634
286634
296733
306733
316634

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Khānaqīn gets around 75 mm of rain over 7.7 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
223
323
424
524
625
725
826
926
1026
1126
1226
1326
1426
1526
1626
1726
1826
1925
2025
2125
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2724
2825
2925
3025
3126

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 4:44 PM to 4:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.96:524:44
29.96:534:44
39.86:544:44
49.86:554:44
59.86:554:44
69.86:564:44
79.86:574:44
89.86:584:44
99.86:584:44
109.86:594:45
119.77:004:45
129.77:014:45
139.77:014:45
149.77:024:45
159.77:034:46
169.77:034:46
179.77:044:46
189.77:044:47
199.77:054:47
209.77:054:48
219.77:064:48
229.77:064:48
239.77:074:49
249.77:074:49
259.77:084:50
269.77:084:51
279.77:084:51
289.77:094:52
299.77:094:52
309.77:094:53
319.77:104:54

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.74 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Khānaqīn

In seasonPeak

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

Khānaqīn sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is December a good time to visit Khānaqīn?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Khānaqīn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Khānaqīn in December

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

In December, Khānaqīn sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Khānaqīn in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Khānaqīn peaks around June 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 15 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 13UV 10Jan 15UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Khānaqīn in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Khānaqīn is worst in May — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1343 µg/m³Nov 2331 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb35Moderate
Mar41Poor
Apr41Poor
May43Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul36Poor
Aug35Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khānaqīn?

Khānaqīn sits at 34.3°N, 45.4°E, 185 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Qaşr-e Shīrīn, 25 km away.

KifrīAl MiqdādīyahMandalīŢūz KhūrmātūBaqubah

Topography around Khānaqīn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khānaqīn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 192 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,519 m.

The land around Khānaqīn is covered by artificial surfaces (27%) and bare terrain (25%) within 3 km, grassland (47%), cropland (26%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), bare terrain (30%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
396 m
80 km
2,519 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Qaşr-e Shīrīn 25 km · Kelar 32 km · Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb 45 km · Kifrī 55 km · Al Miqdādīyah 59 km · Mandalī 68 km · Ţūz Khūrmātū 92 km · Baqubah 98 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 Khānaqīn (34.3482°, 45.3907°, elevation 185 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).