Tallkayf in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Tallkayf sees average daytime highs around 41°C and overnight lows near 26°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 36°C in early June to 40°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 41°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 0.4; weakest season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Tallkayf in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 36°C in early June to 40°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Tallkayf reaches about 41°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

How summer really feels in Tallkayf

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

75 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.

Tallkayf 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	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 4°	80	10.2	9.8	3.2
Feb	14° / 5°	71	9.6	10.6	4.1
Mar	18° / 8°	72	9.1	11.7	6.2
Apr	24° / 13°	50	7.1	12.9	7.5
May	32° / 18°	19	3.4	13.9	5.1
Jun	39° / 24°	1	0.3	14.4	1.1
Jul	42° / 27°	0	0.1	14.2	0.0
Aug	42° / 26°	0	0	13.4	0.0
Sep	37° / 22°	1	0.2	12.2	2.1
Oct	30° / 17°	21	2.7	11.1	6.3
Nov	20° / 10°	54	6.1	10.1	7.2
Dec	14° / 6°	72	8.4	9.6	4.3

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Tallkayf 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 8 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min in early June to 12 h 54 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 Tallkayf

In seasonPeak

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

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

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Is summer a good time to visit Tallkayf?

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.

0.4

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

2.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tallkayf.

What to pack for Tallkayf in Summer

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

In summer, Tallkayf sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Tallkayf in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tallkayf peaks around June 14 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 9 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	6	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	High	Very high	Very high	Moderate	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	6	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Tallkayf 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 Tallkayf 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 Tallkayf?

Tallkayf sits at 36.5°N, 43.1°E, 279 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Mosul, 17 km away.

Topography around Tallkayf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tallkayf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,135 m.

The land around Tallkayf is covered by cropland (86%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

73 m

cropland 86%

16 km

427 m

cropland 72%

80 km

2,135 m

cropland 58%

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Summer weather nearby: Mosul 17 km · Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 18 km · Al-Hamdaniya 34 km · Sīnah 36 km · Dihok 43 km · Simele 47 km · Sumayl 48 km · 'Ākra 73 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 Tallkayf (36.4912°, 43.1211°, elevation 279 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.