Nahiyat Ghammas weather in April

In April, Nahiyat Ghammas sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2 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 30°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Nahiyat Ghammas's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nahiyat Ghammas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
6th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:38 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
29%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Nahiyat Ghammas is human settlement in 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 30°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical April day in Nahiyat Ghammas reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Nahiyat Ghammas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 17 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
17
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.

Nahiyat Ghammas 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
Jan18° / 193.610.27.1
Feb21° / 122.310.88.1
Mar26° / 13°112.211.88.3
Apr32° / 18°9212.84.9
May39° / 24°40.513.61.1
Jun43° / 28°00140.0
Jul45° / 30°0013.90.0
Aug46° / 30°0013.20.0
Sep42° / 26°0012.20.0
Oct35° / 21°30.711.23.1
Nov26° / 14°172.310.48.1
Dec19° / 163107.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Nahiyat Ghammas gets around 9 mm of rain over 2 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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28
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47
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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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29541
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69451
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Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:576:15
212.35:566:16
312.45:556:16
412.45:546:17
512.45:526:18
612.55:516:18
712.55:506:19
812.55:486:20
912.65:476:20
1012.65:466:21
1112.65:456:22
1212.65:436:22
1312.75:426:23
1412.75:416:24
1512.75:406:24
1612.85:386:25
1712.85:376:26
1812.85:366:26
1912.95:356:27
2012.95:346:28
2112.95:336:29
2213.05:316:29
2313.05:306:30
2413.05:296:31
2513.15:286:31
2613.15:276:32
2713.15:266:33
2813.15:256:33
2913.25:246:34
3013.25:236:35

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.5Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Nahiyat Ghammas

In seasonPeak

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

Nahiyat Ghammas sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
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Is April a good time to visit Nahiyat Ghammas?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nahiyat Ghammas in April

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

In April, Nahiyat Ghammas sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nahiyat Ghammas 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 Nahiyat Ghammas 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 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Nahiyat Ghammas 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 Nahiyat Ghammas is worst in May — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMay 1478 µg/m³Nov 1751 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar78Unhealthy
Apr72Unhealthy
May79Unhealthy
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul62Unhealthy
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep58Unhealthy
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov50Poor
Dec59Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nahiyat Ghammas?

Nahiyat Ghammas sits at 31.7°N, 44.6°E, 18 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al Mishkhāb, 14 km away.

Ar RumaythahAl-Qāsim

Topography around Nahiyat Ghammas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nahiyat Ghammas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m.

The land around Nahiyat Ghammas is covered by cropland (58%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and bare terrain (24%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (61%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
19 m
80 km
222 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Al Mishkhāb 14 km · Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah 18 km · Ash Shāmīyah 24 km · Kufa 38 km · Al Diwaniyah 40 km · Najaf 41 km · Ar Rumaythah 60 km · Al-Qāsim 62 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 Nahiyat Ghammas (31.7431°, 44.6196°, elevation 18 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).