Sinjār in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Sinjār sees average daytime highs around 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 96 mm of rain over about 17 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early March to 35°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 25°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 14°C
Rainfall: 96 mm; 17 wet days
Avg wind: 11 km/h
Travel score: 6.5; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Sinjār in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early March to 35°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Sinjār reaches about 25°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Sinjār

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 13 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.

Sinjār 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° / 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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Sinjār gets around 96 mm of rain over 17 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 11 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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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 6.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Sinjār

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

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

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Is spring a good time to visit Sinjār?

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.

6.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Sinjār for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sinjār in Spring

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

In spring, Sinjār sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

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UV index in Sinjār in Spring

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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 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 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 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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Spring 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.