Mandalī weather in April

In April, Mandalī sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 25 mm of rain across 3.7 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 27°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Mandalī's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mandalī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:33 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
36%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Mandalī is town in Balad Ruz District, Diyala Governorate, 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 27°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical April day in Mandalī reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12715
22715
32715
42815
52816
62816
72816
82916
92916
102917
112917
123017
133017
143017
153017
163018
173118
183118
193118
203118
213118
223218
233219
243219
253219
263219
273319
283320
293320
303320

How April really feels in Mandalī

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 7 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
7
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mandalī 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
Jan16° / 587.1105.7
Feb18° / 435.710.76.8
Mar24° / 12°455.211.78.0
Apr30° / 17°253.712.85.9
May37° / 23°81.413.71.8
Jun43° / 27°0014.20.0
Jul45° / 30°00140.0
Aug45° / 30°0013.30.0
Sep41° / 25°0012.20.2
Oct34° / 20°132.111.23.7
Nov24° / 13°474.810.27.9
Dec18° / 556.69.86.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 25%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37327
47327
57327
67327
77327
87327
97426
107426
117426
127426
137426
147525
157525
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307525

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mandalī gets around 25 mm of rain over 3.7 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 13% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
116
216
315
415
515
615
714
814
914
1014
1113
1213
1313
1413
1513
1612
1712
1812
1912
2012
2111
2211
2311
2411
2511
2611
2711
2811
2911
3011

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 (%)
19550
29460
39460
49460
59370
69370
79280
89280
99280
109091
119091
129091
139091
149091
159091
169091
179091
189091
199091
209181
219181
229181
239181
249181
259181
269181
279082
288992
298992
308992

Wind in April

Winds average 15 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light 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 5:53 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:536:12
212.35:526:13
312.45:506:13
412.45:496:14
512.55:476:15
612.55:466:16
712.55:456:16
812.65:436:17
912.65:426:18
1012.65:416:19
1112.75:396:19
1212.75:386:20
1312.75:376:21
1412.85:356:22
1512.85:346:22
1612.85:336:23
1712.95:326:24
1812.95:306:25
1912.95:296:25
2013.05:286:26
2113.05:276:27
2213.05:256:28
2313.15:246:29
2413.15:236:29
2513.15:226:30
2613.25:216:31
2713.25:206:32
2813.25:186:32
2913.35:176:33
3013.35:166:34

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Mandalī

In seasonPeak

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

Mandalī 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 Mandalī?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mandalī in April

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

In April, Mandalī sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

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

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 12UV 10Jan 14UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Mandalī 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 Mandalī is worst in May — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 963 µg/m³Jan 1251 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May64Unhealthy
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul54Poor
Aug54Poor
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct63Unhealthy
Nov54Poor
Dec52Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mandalī?

Mandalī sits at 33.7°N, 45.6°E, 129 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al Miqdādīyah, 63 km away.

Al MiqdādīyahKhānaqīnEyvānĪlāmSarpol-e Z̄ahābQaşr-e ShīrīnBaqubahKhāliş

Topography around Mandalī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mandalī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,448 m.

The land around Mandalī is covered by cropland (53%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (39%), grassland (36%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (41%), grassland (33%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
324 m
80 km
2,448 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Al Miqdādīyah 63 km · Khānaqīn 68 km · Eyvān 70 km · Īlām 81 km · Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb 84 km · Qaşr-e Shīrīn 85 km · Baqubah 88 km · Khāliş 95 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 Mandalī (33.7481°, 45.555°, elevation 129 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).