Tāzah Khūrmātū in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Tāzah Khūrmātū sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 58 mm of rain over about 7 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 42°C in early September to 19°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Tāzah Khūrmātū's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tāzah Khūrmātū's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
58 mm
7 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
4.5
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Tāzah Khūrmātū in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 42°C in early September to 19°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Tāzah Khūrmātū reaches about 31°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Tāzah Khūrmātū

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 48 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
48
17 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tāzah Khūrmātū weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Tāzah Khūrmātū gets around 58 mm of rain over 7 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 9 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min in early September to 9 h 48 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Tāzah Khūrmātū

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

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

Dust
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Is fall a good time to visit Tāzah Khūrmātū?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Tāzah Khūrmātū for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tāzah Khūrmātū in Fall

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

In fall, Tāzah Khūrmātū sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Tāzah Khūrmātū in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 5 — 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 Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall 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
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Fall 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.