Koysinceq weather in August

In August, Koysinceq sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Koysinceq's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koysinceq's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:24 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
5%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Koysinceq is town in Iraqi Kurdistan.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical August day in Koysinceq reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Koysinceq

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Koysinceq weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 12611.71.79.82.7
Feb13° / 12311.31.410.63.5
Mar17° / 12011.40.211.75.5
Apr23° / 10°849.3012.97.0
May29° / 15°284.5013.96.3
Jun36° / 20°10.3014.42.6
Jul40° / 24°00.1014.20.2
Aug40° / 23°00013.40.1
Sep36° / 19°10.3012.22.8
Oct29° / 14°383.6011.16.7
Nov19° / 817.2010.16.8
Dec13° / 1109.50.69.63.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Koysinceq gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
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5955
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:12 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:127:03
213.85:137:02
313.85:147:01
413.85:147:00
513.75:156:59
613.75:166:58
713.75:176:57
813.65:186:56
913.65:186:55
1013.65:196:54
1113.55:206:53
1213.55:216:52
1313.55:226:51
1413.45:236:49
1513.45:236:48
1613.45:246:47
1713.35:256:46
1813.35:266:45
1913.35:276:43
2013.25:276:42
2113.25:286:41
2213.25:296:39
2313.15:306:38
2413.15:316:37
2513.15:316:35
2613.05:326:34
2713.05:336:32
2813.05:346:31
2912.95:356:30
3012.95:356:28
3112.85:366:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.38 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Koysinceq

In seasonPeak

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

Koysinceq's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Koysinceq sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Rainy season
Dust
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Aug
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Is August a good time to visit Koysinceq?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Koysinceq.

What to pack for Koysinceq in August

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

In August, Koysinceq sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Koysinceq in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Koysinceq peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 21UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Koysinceq in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Koysinceq is worst in March — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2342 µg/m³Dec 1429 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar42Poor
Apr42Poor
May41Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Koysinceq?

Koysinceq sits at 36.1°N, 44.6°E, 600 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Hajiawa, 23 km away.

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Topography around Koysinceq

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koysinceq has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m around an average of 626 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,104 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,350 m.

The land around Koysinceq is covered by grassland (41%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
367 m
16 km
1,104 m
80 km
3,350 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Hajiawa 23 km · Rānyah 30 km · Shaqlāwah 45 km · Khasnahzān 46 km · Qeładizê 46 km · Pīrmām 51 km · Erbil 57 km · Ḩarir 58 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 Koysinceq (36.0829°, 44.6287°, elevation 600 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).