Sulaymaniyah in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Sulaymaniyah sees average daytime highs around 37°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 1 mm of rain over about 0 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 32°C in early June to 38°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Sulaymaniyah's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Sulaymaniyah's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 37°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 21°C
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 1.9; weakest season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Sulaymaniyah in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 32°C in early June to 38°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Sulaymaniyah reaches about 37°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest June.

How summer really feels in Sulaymaniyah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

28 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Sulaymaniyah weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) 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	9° / -0°	131	12.2	4	9.9	1.9
Feb	11° / 1°	132	12.1	2.9	10.7	2.7
Mar	16° / 5°	121	11.7	0.9	11.7	4.8
Apr	21° / 9°	88	10.2	0.1	12.9	6.6
May	28° / 13°	30	5.3	0	13.8	7.1
Jun	34° / 18°	1	0.3	0	14.4	3.8
Jul	39° / 22°	0	0	0	14.2	1.0
Aug	39° / 21°	0	0	0	13.3	0.9
Sep	34° / 17°	1	0.3	0	12.2	4.1
Oct	27° / 12°	38	3.8	0	11.1	7.5
Nov	18° / 6°	83	7.8	0.2	10.1	6.1
Dec	12° / 2°	109	10.1	1.3	9.6	3.2

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Sulaymaniyah gets around 1 mm of rain over 0 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Summer

Winds average 7 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min in early June to 12 h 48 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 7.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Sulaymaniyah

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Rainy season

Dust

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Is summer a good time to visit Sulaymaniyah?

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

1.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sulaymaniyah.

What to pack for Sulaymaniyah in Summer

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

In summer, Sulaymaniyah sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Sulaymaniyah in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sulaymaniyah peaks around June 18 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	4	6	9	11	10	10	8	5	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Sulaymaniyah in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sulaymaniyah is worst in May — around 41 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)	30	33	41	41	41	37	35	34	33	33	29	29
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	30	Moderate
Feb	33	Moderate
Mar	41	Poor
Apr	41	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	37	Poor
Jul	35	Moderate
Aug	34	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	33	Moderate
Nov	29	Moderate
Dec	29	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sulaymaniyah?

Sulaymaniyah sits at 35.6°N, 45.4°E, 847 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Baynjiwayn, 47 km away.

Topography around Sulaymaniyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sulaymaniyah has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m around an average of 862 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,093 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,652 m.

The land around Sulaymaniyah is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km

257 m

artificial surfaces 84%

16 km

1,093 m

grassland 57%

80 km

2,652 m

grassland 73%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Summer weather nearby: Baynjiwayn 47 km · Shūrash 54 km · Jamjamāl 54 km · Bāneh 63 km · Sardasht 66 km · Halabja 66 km · Marīvān 68 km · Qeładizê 74 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 Sulaymaniyah (35.565°, 45.4329°, elevation 847 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.