Rānyah weather in November

In November, Rānyah sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 88 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of November to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Rānyah's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rānyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
88 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
6:45 AM – 4:47 PM
Cloud cover
42%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Rānyah is town in Iraqi Kurdistan.

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical November day in Rānyah reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 9°C cooler than October and about 6°C warmer than December.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1209
2198
3198
4198
5188
6187
7187
8187
9177
10177
11176
12176
13166
14166
15165
16165
17155
18155
19155
20154
21144
22144
23144
24144
25133
26133
27133
28133
29123
30123

How November really feels in Rānyah

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

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Rānyah weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°15212.59.59.80.8
Feb / -0°154128.310.61.5
Mar13° / 148134.911.73.6
Apr19° / 9611.40.412.96.0
May25° / 13°356.4013.97.5
Jun33° / 18°30.8014.45.1
Jul37° / 21°10.2014.22.3
Aug37° / 21°00.1013.42.3
Sep32° / 16°20.5012.25.5
Oct25° / 12°324011.18.1
Nov16° / 888.1110.15.3
Dec / 1309.75.79.62.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26832
36832
46832
56931
66931
76931
86931
96931
106931
116931
126931
136931
146733
156733
166733
176733
186634
196535
206535
216436
226436
236238
246238
256139
266040
276040
286040
295941
305842

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Rānyah gets around 88 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1290
2290
3290
4290
5290
6281
7281
8271
9261
10261
11251
12252
13252
14252
15253
16253
17253
18254
19264
20265
21265
22276
23276
24287
25287
26288
27299
28299
292910
302910

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 5 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of November to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 4:59 PM to 4:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:294:59
210.56:304:58
310.46:314:57
410.46:324:56
510.46:334:55
610.36:344:54
710.36:354:53
810.36:364:53
910.26:374:52
1010.26:384:51
1110.26:394:50
1210.26:404:50
1310.16:414:49
1410.16:424:48
1510.16:444:48
1610.06:454:47
1710.06:464:46
1810.06:474:46
1910.06:484:45
209.96:494:45
219.96:494:44
229.96:504:44
239.96:514:44
249.86:524:43
259.86:534:43
269.86:544:43
279.86:554:42
289.86:564:42
299.76:574:42
309.76:584:42

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 3.06 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

01234151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Rānyah

In seasonPeak

In November, Rānyah sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

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

Is November a good time to visit Rānyah?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Rānyah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rānyah in November

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

In November, Rānyah sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Rānyah in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rānyah peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — 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 highExtremeVery highModerateJun 23UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Rānyah in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Rānyah 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 Rānyah?

Rānyah sits at 36.3°N, 44.9°E, 574 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Hajiawa, 8.0 km away.

ṞuwandizShaqlāwahSoranSardashtPiranshahr

Topography around Rānyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rānyah has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 m around an average of 651 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,983 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,330 m.

The land around Rānyah is covered by cropland (33%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
787 m
16 km
1,983 m
80 km
3,330 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Hajiawa 8.0 km · Qeładizê 24 km · Koysinceq 30 km · Ṟuwandiz 51 km · Shaqlāwah 53 km · Soran 54 km · Sardasht 55 km · Piranshahr 55 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 Rānyah (36.2551°, 44.8824°, elevation 574 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).