Khānaqīn in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Khānaqīn sees average daytime highs around 43°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 1 mm of rain over about 0 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 39°C in early June to 43°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Khānaqīn's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Khānaqīn's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 43°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 28°C
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0 wet days
Avg wind: 12 km/h
Travel score: 0.0; weakest season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Khānaqīn in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 39°C in early June to 43°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Khānaqīn reaches about 43°C and drops to 28°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

How summer really feels in Khānaqīn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

92 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Khānaqīn weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 6°	80	9	10	4.8
Feb	17° / 7°	63	7.9	10.7	5.8
Mar	22° / 11°	66	7.3	11.7	7.4
Apr	28° / 16°	40	5.3	12.8	6.8
May	35° / 21°	10	2.1	13.8	2.9
Jun	41° / 26°	0	0.1	14.3	0.1
Jul	44° / 29°	0	0.1	14.1	0.0
Aug	44° / 28°	0	0	13.3	0.0
Sep	40° / 24°	0	0.1	12.2	0.7
Oct	33° / 19°	20	2.2	11.1	4.7
Nov	23° / 12°	57	5.8	10.2	7.7
Dec	17° / 8°	75	7.7	9.7	6.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Khānaqīn gets around 1 mm of rain over 0 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Summer

Winds average 12 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min in early June to 12 h 48 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 7.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Khānaqīn

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None of Khānaqīn's seasonal hazards peak in summer. 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.

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Is summer a good time to visit Khānaqīn?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

1.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Khānaqīn.

What to pack for Khānaqīn in Summer

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

In summer, Khānaqīn sees daytime highs around 43°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Khānaqīn in Summer

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Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	3	4	6	8	10	6	9	6	5	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	6	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Khānaqīn in Summer

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	33	35	41	41	43	39	36	35	34	35	31	31
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	33	Moderate
Feb	35	Moderate
Mar	41	Poor
Apr	41	Poor
May	43	Poor
Jun	39	Poor
Jul	36	Poor
Aug	35	Poor
Sep	34	Moderate
Oct	35	Poor
Nov	31	Moderate
Dec	31	Moderate

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.

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

artificial surfaces 27%

16 km

396 m

grassland 47%

80 km

2,519 m

grassland 43%

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Summer 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

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.