Tāzah Khūrmātū weather in April

In April, Tāzah Khūrmātū sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 31 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Tāzah Khūrmātū's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tāzah Khūrmātū's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
16°
6th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:36 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
39%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Tāzah Khūrmātū is human settlement in Iraq.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical April day in Tāzah Khūrmātū reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

10°20°30°40°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12513
22513
32514
42514
52614
62614
72614
82615
92715
102715
112715
122715
132715
142815
152816
162816
172816
182816
192916
202916
212916
222917
232917
243017
253017
263017
273017
283118
293118
303118

How April really feels in Tāzah Khūrmātū

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tāzah Khūrmātū weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 618.19.94.7
Feb17° / 507.310.75.8
Mar22° / 11°516.911.77.4
Apr28° / 16°314.912.96.9
May35° / 21°91.713.83.1
Jun41° / 26°00.114.30.1
Jul44° / 29°0014.10.0
Aug44° / 28°0013.30.0
Sep39° / 24°00.112.20.8
Oct32° / 19°19211.14.9
Nov23° / 12°39510.17.8
Dec17° / 556.99.75.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26931
36931
46931
56931
66931
76931
86931
96931
107030
117030
127030
137030
147030
157129
167129
177129
187228
197228
207228
217228
227228
237327
247228
257228
267228
277228
287228
297228
307327

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Tāzah Khūrmātū gets around 31 mm of rain over 4.9 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 17% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
120
219
319
419
518
618
718
818
918
1018
1118
1218
1318
1418
1518
1618
1718
1818
1917
2017
2117
2216
2316
2415
2515
2614
2714
2813
2913
3012

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39730
49640
59640
69640
79640
89550
99550
109550
119460
129361
139271
149271
159271
169271
179181
189181
199181
209181
219181
229181
239181
249181
259091
269091
279091
2889101
2989101
3088111

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:576:17
212.45:566:18
312.45:546:19
412.45:536:20
512.55:526:21
612.55:506:21
712.65:496:22
812.65:476:23
912.65:466:24
1012.75:446:25
1112.75:436:25
1212.75:426:26
1312.85:406:27
1412.85:396:28
1512.95:386:29
1612.95:366:30
1712.95:356:30
1813.05:346:31
1913.05:326:32
2013.05:316:33
2113.15:306:34
2213.15:286:35
2313.15:276:35
2413.25:266:36
2513.25:256:37
2613.25:236:38
2713.35:226:39
2813.35:216:40
2913.35:206:40
3013.45:196:41

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Tāzah Khūrmātū

In seasonPeak

In April, Tāzah Khūrmātū sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tāzah Khūrmātū sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Tāzah Khūrmātū?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Tāzah Khūrmātū for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tāzah Khūrmātū in April

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

In April, Tāzah Khūrmātū sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tāzah Khūrmātū in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks 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 Tāzah Khūrmātū peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 13UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Tāzah Khūrmātū in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tāzah Khūrmātū is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 1555 µg/m³Jan 1548 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar55Unhealthy
Apr55Poor
May55Unhealthy
Jun55Poor
Jul52Poor
Aug53Poor
Sep55Poor
Oct54Poor
Nov49Poor
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tāzah Khūrmātū?

Tāzah Khūrmātū sits at 35.3°N, 44.3°E, 243 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Kirkuk, 19 km away.

ShūrashJamjamālŢūz KhūrmātūBayjīAl-'AlamKifrīKoysinceq

Topography around Tāzah Khūrmātū

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tāzah Khūrmātū has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 248 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,331 m.

The land around Tāzah Khūrmātū is covered by cropland (54%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%), grassland (35%) and bare terrain (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
188 m
80 km
1,331 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Kirkuk 19 km · Shūrash 52 km · Jamjamāl 53 km · Ţūz Khūrmātū 54 km · Bayjī 87 km · Al-'Alam 88 km · Kifrī 89 km · Koysinceq 91 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
Christian 1%

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 Tāzah Khūrmātū (35.3024°, 44.3264°, elevation 243 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).