Kifrī weather in April

In April, Kifrī sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 35 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kifrī's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kifrī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
16°
6th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:34 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
39%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Kifrī is Town in northern Iraq.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical April day in Kifrī reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

10°20°30°40°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12513
22514
32514
42514
52614
62614
72615
82615
92715
102715
112715
122715
132716
142816
152816
162816
172816
182816
192916
202917
212917
222917
233017
243017
253017
263018
273018
283118
293118
303118

How April really feels in Kifrī

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April 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

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

Kifrī weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 748.39.94.8
Feb17° / 627.710.75.7
Mar22° / 11°616.911.77.4
Apr28° / 16°354.712.86.9
May35° / 22°81.913.83.0
Jun41° / 27°00.114.30.1
Jul44° / 29°0014.10.0
Aug44° / 29°0013.30.0
Sep40° / 25°10.112.20.7
Oct32° / 20°20211.14.8
Nov23° / 12°475.410.27.8
Dec17° / 717.59.75.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
46931
56931
66931
76931
87030
97030
107030
117030
127030
137030
147129
157129
167228
177228
187327
197327
207327
217426
227426
237426
247426
257426
267426
277426
287426
297426
307426

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kifrī gets around 35 mm of rain over 4.7 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
121
221
320
420
519
619
718
818
917
1017
1116
1216
1316
1416
1516
1615
1715
1815
1915
2015
2115
2214
2314
2414
2514
2613
2713
2813
2913
3013

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39640
49550
59550
69460
79460
89460
99370
109370
119280
129181
139181
149181
159091
169091
179091
189091
199091
209091
219091
229091
239091
2489101
2589101
2689101
2788111
2888111
2987121
3087121

Wind in April

Winds average 14 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:556:15
212.45:546:15
312.45:526:16
412.45:516:17
512.55:496:18
612.55:486:19
712.55:476:19
812.65:456:20
912.65:446:21
1012.75:426:22
1112.75:416:22
1212.75:406:23
1312.85:386:24
1412.85:376:25
1512.85:366:26
1612.95:346:26
1712.95:336:27
1812.95:326:28
1913.05:306:29
2013.05:296:30
2113.05:286:30
2213.15:276:31
2313.15:256:32
2413.15:246:33
2513.25:236:34
2613.25:226:35
2713.25:216:35
2813.35:196:36
2913.35:186:37
3013.35:176:38

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kifrī

In seasonPeak

In April, Kifrī sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kifrī sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in May.

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

Is April a good time to visit Kifrī?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Kifrī for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kifrī in April

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

In April, Kifrī sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kifrī in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks 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 Kifrī peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kifrī in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kifrī is worst in May — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorMay 1652 µg/m³Nov 1943 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar52Poor
Apr50Poor
May53Poor
Jun49Poor
Jul47Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct46Poor
Nov43Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kifrī?

Kifrī sits at 34.7°N, 45.0°E, 229 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Kelar, 33 km away.

KhānaqīnQaşr-e ShīrīnAl MiqdādīyahSarpol-e Z̄ahābTāzah KhūrmātūShūrash

Topography around Kifrī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kifrī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 235 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,759 m.

The land around Kifrī is covered by bare terrain (42%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (43%), grassland (30%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), bare terrain (35%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
334 m
80 km
1,759 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Kelar 33 km · Ţūz Khūrmātū 37 km · Khānaqīn 55 km · Qaşr-e Shīrīn 60 km · Al Miqdādīyah 79 km · Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb 86 km · Tāzah Khūrmātū 89 km · Shūrash 92 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 Kifrī (34.6896°, 44.9606°, elevation 229 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).