Kirkuk in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kirkuk sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 147 mm of rain over about 20 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early March to 36°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Kirkuk's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kirkuk's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 26°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 14°C
Rainfall: 147 mm; 20 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 6.2; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Kirkuk in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early March to 36°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Kirkuk reaches about 26°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Kirkuk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 17 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Kirkuk weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 4°	87	10	0.7	9.9	3.7
Feb	15° / 5°	78	9.6	0.5	10.7	4.5
Mar	19° / 9°	77	9.2	0.1	11.7	6.5
Apr	25° / 14°	53	7.2	0	12.9	7.4
May	32° / 19°	17	3.6	0	13.8	4.7
Jun	39° / 24°	1	0.3	0	14.3	1.0
Jul	42° / 27°	0	0.1	0	14.2	0.0
Aug	42° / 27°	0	0.1	0	13.3	0.0
Sep	38° / 22°	1	0.4	0	12.2	1.8
Oct	30° / 17°	29	2.7	0	11.1	6.0
Nov	21° / 10°	57	6.3	0	10.1	7.4
Dec	15° / 6°	81	8.9	0.1	9.6	4.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Kirkuk gets around 147 mm of rain over 20 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early March to 14 h 12 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Kirkuk

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In spring, Kirkuk overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Dust

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Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Kirkuk?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Kirkuk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kirkuk in Spring

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

In spring, Kirkuk sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

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UV index in Kirkuk in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Kirkuk peaks around June 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	4	6	8	10	7	9	7	5	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	High	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	7	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Kirkuk in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kirkuk is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), 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)	48	50	55	55	55	55	52	53	55	54	49	49
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	48	Poor
Feb	50	Poor
Mar	55	Unhealthy
Apr	55	Poor
May	55	Unhealthy
Jun	55	Poor
Jul	52	Poor
Aug	53	Poor
Sep	55	Poor
Oct	54	Poor
Nov	49	Poor
Dec	49	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Kirkuk?

Kirkuk sits at 35.5°N, 44.4°E, 346 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Tāzah Khūrmātū, 19 km away.

Topography around Kirkuk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kirkuk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 348 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,748 m.

The land around Kirkuk is covered by artificial surfaces (77%) within 3 km, cropland (33%), grassland (30%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

79 m

artificial surfaces 77%

16 km

407 m

cropland 33%

80 km

1,748 m

grassland 41%

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Spring weather nearby: Tāzah Khūrmātū 19 km · Jamjamāl 41 km · Shūrash 41 km · Ţūz Khūrmātū 68 km · Koysinceq 72 km · Khasnahzān 85 km · Erbil 87 km · Hajiawa 93 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 Kirkuk (35.4681°, 44.3922°, elevation 346 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.