Kirkuk weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇶 Iraq · city break · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Kirkuk is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with November and April close behind. Kirkuk averages about 3,246 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 17 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,246
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 281 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 1M
- Elevation
- 322 m
When is the best time to visit Kirkuk?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kirkuk is October, then November and April. The dullest month is July (0/100, 1 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kirkuk?
Kirkuk is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,246 hours of sunshine a year. 95 Sunshine Score points separate October (95) from July (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #4 of 6 destinations in Iraq for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,280 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around February, carries about 46% of the annual 281 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38 | 13° / 55°F | 2° / 36°F | 40 mm | 2 |
| February | 53 | 15° / 59°F | 4° / 39°F | 40 mm | 3 |
| March | 90 | 21° / 70°F | 8° / 46°F | 48 mm | 5 |
| April | 91 | 27° / 81°F | 12° / 54°F | 39 mm | 6 |
| May | 76 | 34° / 93°F | 19° / 66°F | 16 mm | 8 |
| June | 10 | 41° / 106°F | 24° / 75°F | 2 mm | 10 |
| July | 0 | 44° / 111°F | 28° / 82°F | 1 mm | 10 |
| August | 0 | 43° / 109°F | 28° / 82°F | 1 mm | 9 |
| September | 39 | 38° / 100°F | 23° / 73°F | 1 mm | 7 |
| October | 95 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 17 mm | 5 |
| November | 92 | 21° / 70°F | 9° / 48°F | 35 mm | 3 |
| December | 53 | 15° / 59°F | 4° / 39°F | 41 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Sulaymaniyah Iraq · 88 km · best in May · 3,158 h sun/yr
- Erbil Iraq · 93 km · best in Oct · 3,144 h sun/yr
- Baghdad Iraq · 246 km · best in Apr · 3,313 h sun/yr
- Urmia Iran · 253 km · best in Sep · 3,227 h sun/yr
- Kermanshah Iran · 285 km · best in May · 3,357 h sun/yr
- Tabriz Iran · 341 km · best in Sep · 2,916 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hakkari Türkiye · 232 km · 3,038 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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