Soran in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Soran sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 360 mm of precipitation over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 11°C in early March to 27°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 18°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 7°C
Precipitation: 360 mm; 36 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 5.3; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Soran in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 11°C in early March to 27°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Soran reaches about 18°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Soran

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 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

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

Soran 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	6° / -3°	150	11.8	8.8	9.8	0.5
Feb	8° / -2°	156	12.4	7.6	10.6	1.2
Mar	13° / 2°	169	13.9	4.3	11.7	3.2
Apr	18° / 7°	132	12.9	0.3	12.9	5.5
May	24° / 12°	60	8.7	0	13.9	7.3
Jun	31° / 17°	5	1.5	0	14.5	5.9
Jul	36° / 20°	2	0.6	0	14.3	3.1
Aug	36° / 20°	1	0.3	0	13.4	3.0
Sep	31° / 15°	3	0.7	0	12.2	6.0
Oct	24° / 10°	45	5	0	11.1	8.0
Nov	15° / 4°	100	8.6	0.7	10	4.8
Dec	9° / -1°	133	10	5	9.5	1.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Soran gets around 360 mm of rain and snow over 36 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 5 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 5.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Soran

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Rainy season

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

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Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Soran?

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.

5.3

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

2.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Soran for sightseeing.

What to pack for Soran in Spring

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

In spring, Soran sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and rain gear. About 36 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layerrain gear

UV index in Soran 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 Soran peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (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)	3	3	4	6	9	11	10	10	8	5	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Soran 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 Soran is worst in April — around 38 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)	26	30	37	38	37	30	29	29	28	29	25	25
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	26	Moderate
Feb	30	Moderate
Mar	37	Poor
Apr	38	Poor
May	37	Poor
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	25	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Soran?

Soran sits at 36.7°N, 44.5°E, 741 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Ṟuwandiz, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Soran

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Soran has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 792 m around an average of 714 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,150 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,445 m.

The land around Soran is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km

792 m

grassland 39%

16 km

2,150 m

grassland 76%

80 km

3,445 m

grassland 70%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Ṟuwandiz 5.0 km · Khalīfān 13 km · Ḩarir 21 km · Shaqlāwah 34 km · Pīrmām 43 km · Hajiawa 52 km · Piranshahr 54 km · Rānyah 54 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 Soran (36.6556°, 44.5422°, elevation 741 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.