Qal‘at Sukkar weather in June

In June, Qal‘at Sukkar sees average daytime highs of 44°C and overnight lows near 30°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 43°C in the first days to 45°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of June to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Qal‘at Sukkar's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qal‘at Sukkar's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 44°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 30°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 06 min; 4:54 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover: 3%; 4th clearest
Wind: 22 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 7.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

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Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 43°C in the first days to 45°C by the end.

A typical June day in Qal‘at Sukkar reaches about 44°C in the afternoon and slips back to 30°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 41°C and 47°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 5°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45
Avg low (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	43	29
2	43	29
3	43	29
4	43	29
5	44	29
6	44	29
7	44	29
8	44	30
9	44	30
10	44	30
11	44	30
12	44	30
13	44	30
14	44	30
15	44	30
16	45	30
17	45	30
18	45	30
19	45	30
20	45	30
21	45	30
22	45	31
23	45	31
24	45	31
25	45	31
26	45	31
27	45	31
28	45	31
29	45	31
30	45	31

How June really feels in Qal‘at Sukkar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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

30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Qal‘at Sukkar weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 8°	26	4.2	10.2	7.2
Feb	21° / 10°	16	3	10.8	8.1
Mar	27° / 14°	18	3.1	11.8	7.9
Apr	33° / 20°	15	2.7	12.8	4.3
May	40° / 26°	4	0.9	13.6	0.7
Jun	44° / 30°	0	0	14	0.0
Jul	46° / 32°	0	0	13.9	0.0
Aug	46° / 32°	0	0	13.2	0.0
Sep	43° / 28°	0	0	12.2	0.0
Oct	36° / 22°	5	1	11.2	2.6
Nov	26° / 15°	26	3.2	10.4	7.8
Dec	20° / 10°	24	3.8	10	7.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	93	94	94	95	95	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Cloudier (%)	7	6	6	5	5	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Qal‘at Sukkar gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in June. 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in June

Winds average 22 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	20	light breeze
4	20	light breeze
5	20	breezy
6	20	breezy
7	20	breezy
8	21	breezy
9	21	breezy
10	21	breezy
11	21	breezy
12	21	breezy
13	22	breezy
14	22	breezy
15	22	breezy
16	22	breezy
17	22	breezy
18	22	breezy
19	22	breezy
20	22	breezy
21	22	breezy
22	23	breezy
23	23	breezy
24	23	breezy
25	23	breezy
26	23	breezy
27	23	breezy
28	23	breezy
29	23	breezy
30	23	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of June to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:55 AM to 4:57 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:01 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1
Sunrise (AM)	4:55	4:55	4:55	4:55	4:55	4:54	4:54	4:54	4:54	4:54	4:54	4:54	4:54	4:54	4:54	4:54	4:54	4:54	4:54	4:54	4:54	4:55	4:55	4:55	4:55	4:56	4:56	4:56	4:57	4:57
Sunset (PM)	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.9	4:55	6:51
2	13.9	4:55	6:52
3	14.0	4:55	6:52
4	14.0	4:55	6:53
5	14.0	4:55	6:53
6	14.0	4:54	6:54
7	14.0	4:54	6:54
8	14.0	4:54	6:55
9	14.0	4:54	6:55
10	14.0	4:54	6:56
11	14.0	4:54	6:56
12	14.0	4:54	6:57
13	14.1	4:54	6:57
14	14.1	4:54	6:57
15	14.1	4:54	6:58
16	14.1	4:54	6:58
17	14.1	4:54	6:58
18	14.1	4:54	6:59
19	14.1	4:54	6:59
20	14.1	4:54	6:59
21	14.1	4:54	7:00
22	14.1	4:55	7:00
23	14.1	4:55	7:00
24	14.1	4:55	7:00
25	14.1	4:55	7:00
26	14.1	4:56	7:00
27	14.1	4:56	7:01
28	14.1	4:56	7:01
29	14.1	4:57	7:01
30	14.1	4:57	7:01

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 7.84 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 7.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.8	Intense
2	7.8	Intense
3	7.8	Intense
4	7.8	Intense
5	7.8	Intense
6	7.8	Intense
7	7.8	Intense
8	7.8	Intense
9	7.8	Intense
10	7.8	Intense
11	7.8	Intense
12	7.8	Intense
13	7.8	Intense
14	7.8	Intense
15	7.8	Intense
16	7.8	Intense
17	7.8	Intense
18	7.8	Intense
19	7.8	Intense
20	7.8	Intense
21	7.8	Intense
22	7.8	Intense
23	7.8	Intense
24	7.8	Intense
25	7.8	Intense
26	7.8	Intense
27	7.8	Intense
28	7.8	Intense
29	7.8	Intense
30	7.8	Intense

Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Qal‘at Sukkar

In seasonPeak

In June, Qal‘at Sukkar sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Qal‘at Sukkar sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in May.

Dust

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Mar

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Nov

Dec

Is June a good time to visit Qal‘at Sukkar?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Qal‘at Sukkar.

What to pack for Qal‘at Sukkar in June

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

In June, Qal‘at Sukkar sees daytime highs around 44°C and nights near 30°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

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UV index in Qal‘at Sukkar in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qal‘at Sukkar peaks around June 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (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)	3	4	5	6	8	11	7	9	6	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	High	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	7	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Qal‘at Sukkar in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Qal‘at Sukkar is worst in May — around 74 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)	58	59	70	71	74	70	68	66	63	60	52	58
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	58	Unhealthy
Feb	59	Unhealthy
Mar	70	Unhealthy
Apr	71	Unhealthy
May	74	Unhealthy
Jun	70	Unhealthy
Jul	68	Unhealthy
Aug	66	Unhealthy
Sep	63	Unhealthy
Oct	60	Unhealthy
Nov	52	Poor
Dec	58	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Qal‘at Sukkar?

Qal‘at Sukkar sits at 31.9°N, 46.1°E, 15 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al Ḩayy, 35 km away.

Topography around Qal‘at Sukkar

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Qal‘at Sukkar.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qal‘at Sukkar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m.

The land around Qal‘at Sukkar is covered by bare terrain (38%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and bare terrain (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and bare terrain (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

12 m

bare terrain 38%

16 km

15 m

cropland 58%

80 km

25 m

cropland 53%

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← May Qal‘at Sukkar year-round climate July →Best places to visit in June

June weather nearby: Al Ḩayy 35 km · Ash Shaţrah 51 km · Al-Kut 76 km · ‘Afak 81 km · ‘Alī al Gharbī 88 km · Ar Rumaythah 90 km · Nasiriyah 91 km · As Samawah 94 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 Qal‘at Sukkar (31.8632°, 46.0732°, elevation 15 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	43	29
2	43	29
3	43	29
4	43	29
5	44	29
6	44	29
7	44	29
8	44	30
9	44	30
10	44	30
11	44	30
12	44	30
13	44	30
14	44	30
15	44	30
16	45	30
17	45	30
18	45	30
19	45	30
20	45	30
21	45	30
22	45	31
23	45	31
24	45	31
25	45	31
26	45	31
27	45	31
28	45	31
29	45	31
30	45	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	43	29
2	43	29
3	43	29
4	43	29
5	44	29
6	44	29
7	44	29
8	44	30
9	44	30
10	44	30
11	44	30
12	44	30
13	44	30
14	44	30
15	44	30
16	45	30
17	45	30
18	45	30
19	45	30
20	45	30
21	45	30
22	45	31
23	45	31
24	45	31
25	45	31
26	45	31
27	45	31
28	45	31
29	45	31
30	45	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	43	29
2	43	29
3	43	29
4	43	29
5	44	29
6	44	29
7	44	29
8	44	30
9	44	30
10	44	30
11	44	30
12	44	30
13	44	30
14	44	30
15	44	30
16	45	30
17	45	30
18	45	30
19	45	30
20	45	30
21	45	30
22	45	31
23	45	31
24	45	31
25	45	31
26	45	31
27	45	31
28	45	31
29	45	31
30	45	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100