Khānaqīn in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Khānaqīn sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 77 mm of rain over about 8 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 42°C in early September to 20°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Khānaqīn's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Khānaqīn's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
32°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
77 mm
8 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
4.4
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Khānaqīn in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 42°C in early September to 20°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Khānaqīn reaches about 32°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Khānaqīn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 49 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
49
18 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Khānaqīn weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Khānaqīn gets around 77 mm of rain over 8 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 10 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min in early September to 9 h 54 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Khānaqīn

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is fall a good time to visit Khānaqīn?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Khānaqīn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Khānaqīn in Fall

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

In fall, Khānaqīn sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

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UV index in Khānaqīn in Fall

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Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall 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
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Fall 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.