Sinjār weather in June

In June, Sinjār sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of June to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Sinjār's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sinjār's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 38°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.4 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 30 min; 4:59 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover: 8%; 4th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 8.07 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.7; out of 10

Sinjār is Yazidi town in northern Iraq.

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

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Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical June day in Sinjār reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 6°C warmer than May and about 3°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)	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40
Avg low (°C)	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	22
2	35	22
3	36	23
4	36	23
5	36	23
6	36	23
7	36	23
8	37	23
9	37	24
10	37	24
11	37	24
12	37	24
13	37	24
14	37	24
15	38	24
16	38	25
17	38	25
18	38	25
19	38	25
20	38	25
21	38	25
22	39	25
23	39	26
24	39	26
25	39	26
26	39	26
27	39	26
28	39	26
29	39	26
30	40	26

How June really feels in Sinjār

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

5 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.

Sinjār weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 4°	52	8.7	0.5	9.8	3.0
Feb	13° / 5°	44	8.2	0.4	10.6	4.0
Mar	18° / 9°	48	7.5	0	11.7	6.4
Apr	24° / 14°	32	5.7	0	12.9	7.7
May	31° / 19°	16	3.5	0	13.9	5.3
Jun	38° / 24°	1	0.4	0	14.4	1.7
Jul	41° / 27°	0	0.1	0	14.2	0.0
Aug	40° / 27°	0	0.1	0	13.4	0.1
Sep	36° / 23°	1	0.2	0	12.2	2.8
Oct	29° / 18°	17	2.9	0	11.1	6.8
Nov	20° / 10°	34	5.5	0	10.1	7.1
Dec	13° / 6°	48	7.3	0.3	9.6	4.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% 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	93	94	95	95	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Cloudier (%)	7	7	6	5	5	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
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

Sinjār gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 3% 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 (%)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
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 99% 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 (%)	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	98	2
30	98	2

Wind in June

Winds average 13 km/h in June, the windiest month of the year.

Across June, 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.

	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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of June to 14 h 30 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 5:01 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:29 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)	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:00	5:00	5:00	5:00	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	5:00	5:00	5:00	5:00	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:02	5:02
Sunset (PM)	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.3	5:01	7:19
2	14.3	5:01	7:19
3	14.3	5:01	7:20
4	14.3	5:00	7:21
5	14.3	5:00	7:21
6	14.4	5:00	7:22
7	14.4	5:00	7:22
8	14.4	4:59	7:23
9	14.4	4:59	7:23
10	14.4	4:59	7:24
11	14.4	4:59	7:24
12	14.4	4:59	7:25
13	14.4	4:59	7:25
14	14.4	4:59	7:26
15	14.5	4:59	7:26
16	14.5	4:59	7:27
17	14.5	4:59	7:27
18	14.5	4:59	7:27
19	14.5	4:59	7:28
20	14.5	4:59	7:28
21	14.5	4:59	7:28
22	14.5	5:00	7:28
23	14.5	5:00	7:29
24	14.5	5:00	7:29
25	14.5	5:00	7:29
26	14.5	5:01	7:29
27	14.5	5:01	7:29
28	14.5	5:01	7:29
29	14.5	5:02	7:29
30	14.5	5:02	7:29

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 8.07 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.43 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 8.07 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)	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.2	8.2	8.2	8.2
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	7.9	Intense
2	7.9	Intense
3	7.9	Intense
4	7.9	Intense
5	7.9	Intense
6	8.0	Intense
7	8.0	Intense
8	8.0	Intense
9	8.0	Intense
10	8.0	Intense
11	8.0	Intense
12	8.0	Intense
13	8.0	Intense
14	8.1	Intense
15	8.1	Intense
16	8.1	Intense
17	8.1	Intense
18	8.1	Intense
19	8.1	Intense
20	8.1	Intense
21	8.1	Intense
22	8.1	Intense
23	8.1	Intense
24	8.1	Intense
25	8.1	Intense
26	8.1	Intense
27	8.2	Intense
28	8.2	Intense
29	8.2	Intense
30	8.2	Intense

Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Sinjār

In seasonPeak

None of Sinjār's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is June a good time to visit Sinjār?

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

1.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sinjār.

What to pack for Sinjār in June

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

In June, Sinjār sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sinjār 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 Sinjār peaks around June 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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	7	11	6	9	8	6	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	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	7	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	6	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Sinjār 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 Sinjār is worst in June — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 27 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	29	32	39	39	42	45	45	42	37	33	27	27
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	29	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	42	Poor
Jun	45	Poor
Jul	45	Poor
Aug	42	Poor
Sep	37	Poor
Oct	33	Moderate
Nov	27	Moderate
Dec	27	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sinjār?

Sinjār sits at 36.3°N, 41.9°E, 517 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al Mālikīyah, 98 km away.

Topography around Sinjār

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sinjār has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m around an average of 530 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,102 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,254 m.

The land around Sinjār is covered by grassland (36%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km

282 m

grassland 36%

16 km

1,102 m

cropland 48%

80 km

1,254 m

cropland 76%

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← May Sinjār year-round climate July →Best places to visit in June

June weather nearby: Al Mālikīyah 98 km · Al Qāmishlī 100 km · Nusaybin 102 km · Al Ḩasakah 103 km · Sumayl 105 km · Simele 105 km · Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 110 km · Mosul 111 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 Sinjār (36.3209°, 41.8766°, elevation 517 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	35	22
2	35	22
3	36	23
4	36	23
5	36	23
6	36	23
7	36	23
8	37	23
9	37	24
10	37	24
11	37	24
12	37	24
13	37	24
14	37	24
15	38	24
16	38	25
17	38	25
18	38	25
19	38	25
20	38	25
21	38	25
22	39	25
23	39	26
24	39	26
25	39	26
26	39	26
27	39	26
28	39	26
29	39	26
30	40	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
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	3
2	3
3	3
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	98	2
30	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	22
2	35	22
3	36	23
4	36	23
5	36	23
6	36	23
7	36	23
8	37	23
9	37	24
10	37	24
11	37	24
12	37	24
13	37	24
14	37	24
15	38	24
16	38	25
17	38	25
18	38	25
19	38	25
20	38	25
21	38	25
22	39	25
23	39	26
24	39	26
25	39	26
26	39	26
27	39	26
28	39	26
29	39	26
30	40	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
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	3
2	3
3	3
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	98	2
30	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	22
2	35	22
3	36	23
4	36	23
5	36	23
6	36	23
7	36	23
8	37	23
9	37	24
10	37	24
11	37	24
12	37	24
13	37	24
14	37	24
15	38	24
16	38	25
17	38	25
18	38	25
19	38	25
20	38	25
21	38	25
22	39	25
23	39	26
24	39	26
25	39	26
26	39	26
27	39	26
28	39	26
29	39	26
30	40	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
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	3
2	3
3	3
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	98	2
30	98	2