Tāzah Khūrmātū weather in October

In October, Tāzah Khūrmātū sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 19 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tāzah Khūrmātū's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tāzah Khūrmātū's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:15 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
25%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Tāzah Khūrmātū is human settlement in Iraq.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical October day in Tāzah Khūrmātū reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 10°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13621
23621
33621
43621
53521
63521
73521
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93520
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203118
213118
223118
233018
243017
252917
262917
272917
282816
292816
302816
312716

How October really feels in Tāzah Khūrmātū

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 18 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
18
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tāzah Khūrmātū weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2955
3955
4937
5937
6919
79010
89010
98812
108713
118614
128515
138515
148416
158317
168218
178218
188218
198020
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218020
228020
238020
247921
257921
267822
277822
287822
297723
307624
317624

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tāzah Khūrmātū gets around 19 mm of rain over 2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
82
92
102
113
123
134
144
155
166
176
187
198
208
219
2210
2311
2412
2513
2613
2714
2815
2916
3016
3117

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99820
109820
119721
129631
139631
149541
159541
169352
179262
189262
199172
208983
218983
228893
2387103
2486104
2585114
2684124
2784124
2884133
2984133
3083143
3183143

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:025:41
211.66:035:40
311.66:045:38
411.56:055:37
511.56:065:35
611.56:065:34
711.46:075:33
811.46:085:31
911.36:095:30
1011.36:105:28
1111.36:115:27
1211.26:115:26
1311.26:125:24
1411.26:135:23
1511.16:145:22
1611.16:155:20
1711.16:165:19
1811.06:175:18
1911.06:185:17
2010.96:195:16
2110.96:195:14
2210.96:205:13
2310.86:215:12
2410.86:225:11
2510.86:235:10
2610.76:245:09
2710.76:255:08
2810.76:265:07
2910.66:275:06
3010.66:285:05
3110.66:295:04

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.55 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 — October's 4.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.6Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Tāzah Khūrmātū

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is October a good time to visit Tāzah Khūrmātū?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October 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 October

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

In October, Tāzah Khūrmātū sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tāzah Khūrmātū in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks 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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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