Khānaqīn in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Khānaqīn sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 217 mm of rain over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Khānaqīn's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Khānaqīn's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 16°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 7°C
- Rainfall
- 217 mm
- 25 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.5
- 2nd-best season
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Khānaqīn in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C.
A typical winter day in Khānaqīn reaches about 16°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Khānaqīn
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter 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 the three winter months (December, January and February) 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 Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Khānaqīn gets around 217 mm of rain over 25 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 10 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.2 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Khānaqīn
None of Khānaqīn's seasonal hazards peak in winter. 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.
Is winter a good time to visit Khānaqīn?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Khānaqīn for sightseeing.
What to pack for Khānaqīn in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Khānaqīn sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.
UV index in Khānaqīn in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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.
| 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 Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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 |
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.
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.