Ramadi weather in April

In April, Ramadi sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1.8 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 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 Ramadi's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ramadi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
6th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:42 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
31%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Ramadi is city in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq.

Founded
1869

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 32°C by the end.

A typical April day in Ramadi reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 35°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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42715
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How April really feels in Ramadi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 3 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
3
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.

Ramadi 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
Jan15° / 214.2105.6
Feb18° / 203.410.87.1
Mar24° / 12°17311.78.5
Apr30° / 18°111.812.86.5
May36° / 23°30.813.72.7
Jun41° / 28°0014.20.1
Jul43° / 30°00140.0
Aug43° / 30°0013.20.0
Sep39° / 26°00.112.20.8
Oct33° / 20°61.111.24.9
Nov23° / 13°182.710.38.3
Dec17° / 203.99.86.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ramadi gets around 11 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
57
67
77
86
96
106
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126
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146
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296
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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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
195500
295500
395500
495500
594600
694600
793610
893610
993610
1093610
1193610
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2888831
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3087931

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light 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 6:02 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:026:21
212.36:016:21
312.45:596:22
412.45:586:23
512.55:576:24
612.55:556:24
712.55:546:25
812.65:536:26
912.65:516:27
1012.65:506:27
1112.75:496:28
1212.75:476:29
1312.75:466:30
1412.85:456:30
1512.85:436:31
1612.85:426:32
1712.95:416:33
1812.95:406:33
1912.95:386:34
2013.05:376:35
2113.05:366:36
2213.05:356:36
2313.15:346:37
2413.15:326:38
2513.15:316:39
2613.25:306:39
2713.25:296:40
2813.25:286:41
2913.25:276:42
3013.35:266:43

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
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237.0Intense
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267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Ramadi

In seasonPeak

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

Ramadi sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Ramadi?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ramadi in April

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

In April, Ramadi sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ramadi in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ramadi peaks around June 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ramadi 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 Ramadi is worst in December — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 2376 µg/m³Sep 1065 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan75Unhealthy
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar73Unhealthy
Apr71Unhealthy
May71Unhealthy
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct73Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec76Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ramadi?

Ramadi sits at 33.4°N, 43.3°E, 53 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al Fallūjah, 45 km away.

Abū GhuraybAd DujaylSāmarrā’BaladBaghdadAl Maḩmūdīyah

Topography around Ramadi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ramadi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m.

The land around Ramadi is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) within 3 km, bare terrain (49%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
66 m
80 km
250 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Al Fallūjah 45 km · Hīt 51 km · Abū Ghurayb 82 km · Ad Dujayl 98 km · Sāmarrā’ 101 km · Balad 102 km · Baghdad 102 km · Al Maḩmūdīyah 106 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 Ramadi (33.4206°, 43.3078°, elevation 53 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).