Shūrash in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Shūrash sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 104 mm of rain over about 11 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 39°C in early September to 17°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Shūrash's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Shūrash's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
15°C
Rainfall
104 mm
11 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
5.3
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Shūrash in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 39°C in early September to 17°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Shūrash reaches about 29°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Shūrash

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 36 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
36
2 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Shūrash weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 10310.819.93.1
Feb14° / 9510.70.810.73.9
Mar18° / 9210.30.111.75.9
Apr24° / 12°658.2012.97.3
May31° / 17°214.2013.85.7
Jun37° / 22°10.4014.41.9
Jul41° / 26°00014.20.0
Aug41° / 25°00.1013.30.0
Sep36° / 20°10.5012.22.5
Oct29° / 15°353.2011.16.5
Nov20° / 686.8010.17.0
Dec14° / 949.40.29.64.3

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Shūrash gets around 104 mm of rain over 11 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 9 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min in early September to 9 h 48 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Shūrash

In seasonPeak

In fall, Shūrash overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Shūrash sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is fall a good time to visit Shūrash?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Shūrash for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shūrash in Fall

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

In fall, Shūrash sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

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UV index in Shūrash in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 Shūrash peaks around June 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highModerateJun 17UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Shūrash in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Shūrash is worst in March — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2345 µg/m³Nov 2332 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar45Poor
Apr45Poor
May44Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov32Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Shūrash?

Shūrash sits at 35.5°N, 44.8°E, 686 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Jamjamāl, 2.0 km away.

Tāzah KhūrmātūSulaymaniyahKoysinceqŢūz KhūrmātūQeładizêHajiawa

Topography around Shūrash

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shūrash has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 718 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,429 m.

The land around Shūrash is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), cropland (35%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
229 m
16 km
515 m
80 km
2,429 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Fall weather nearby: Jamjamāl 2.0 km · Kirkuk 41 km · Tāzah Khūrmātū 52 km · Sulaymaniyah 54 km · Koysinceq 66 km · Ţūz Khūrmātū 72 km · Qeładizê 79 km · Hajiawa 80 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 Shūrash (35.5156°, 44.8427°, elevation 686 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.