Simele in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Simele sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 165 mm of precipitation over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 15°C in early March to 34°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Simele's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Simele's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 23°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 12°C
Precipitation: 165 mm; 23 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 6.2; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Simele in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 15°C in early March to 34°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Simele reaches about 23°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Simele

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 9 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Simele weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 3°	83	10.1	1.5	9.8	2.7
Feb	13° / 4°	74	9.9	1.5	10.6	3.5
Mar	17° / 7°	82	10.1	0.2	11.7	5.6
Apr	23° / 12°	58	8.6	0	12.9	7.2
May	30° / 17°	25	4.2	0	13.9	5.9
Jun	37° / 22°	1	0.4	0	14.5	2.1
Jul	40° / 25°	0	0.1	0	14.3	0.1
Aug	40° / 25°	0	0	0	13.4	0.2
Sep	35° / 20°	1	0.3	0	12.3	3.2
Oct	28° / 15°	24	3.3	0	11	7.0
Nov	19° / 9°	52	6.2	0	10	6.8
Dec	13° / 5°	75	8.8	0.7	9.5	3.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Simele gets around 165 mm of rain and snow over 23 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early March to 14 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Simele

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In spring, Simele overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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Is spring a good time to visit Simele?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Simele for sightseeing.

What to pack for Simele in Spring

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

In spring, Simele sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

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UV index in Simele in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Simele 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 2 (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)	2	3	4	6	8	10	7	10	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Simele in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Simele is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), 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)	29	34	40	39	38	35	31	30	30	31	27	27
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	29	Moderate
Feb	34	Moderate
Mar	40	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	38	Poor
Jun	35	Poor
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	27	Moderate
Dec	27	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Simele?

Simele sits at 36.9°N, 42.9°E, 463 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Sumayl, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Simele

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Simele has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 463 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,062 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,121 m.

The land around Simele is covered by cropland (47%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

124 m

cropland 47%

16 km

1,062 m

cropland 43%

80 km

3,121 m

cropland 46%

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Spring weather nearby: Sumayl 0.0 km · Dihok 12 km · Sīnah 18 km · Zaxo 35 km · Batifa 38 km · Tallkayf 47 km · Silopi 55 km · Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 63 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 Simele (36.8583°, 42.8501°, elevation 463 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.