Climate of Tall ‘Afar

Tall ‘Afar has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Tall ‘Afar is 26° degrees and there is about 232 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 279 days a year with an average humidity of 37% and an UV-index of 6.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 12°C and 41°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 5°C and 29°C
Rain: it rains 69 days and there is a total of approximately 231 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 1 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3485 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 12°C and 41°C
Warmest month:	41°C in July
Coldest month:	12°C in January
Night temperature:	between 5°C and 29°C
Dry days:	295 days
Days with rain:	69 days
Days with snow:	1 days
Total rain sum:	231 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3485 hours

Climate of Tall ‘Afar
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Tall ‘Afar
The best travel time for Tall ‘Afar
Climate of Tall ‘Afar by month
Experiences with the weather of Tall ‘Afar

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Tall ‘Afar.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Tall ‘Afar.

Climate table of Tall ‘Afar

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Tall ‘Afar. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Tall ‘Afar might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	12	14	19	24	31	37	41	41	36	28	19	13
Night temp. (°C)	5	7	10	14	21	26	29	29	25	19	12	7
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	30	20	43	36	20	1	0	0	2	21	26	32
Days with rain	8	8	10	11	7	1	-	-	1	7	7	9
Days with snow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Dry days	23	20	21	19	24	29	31	31	29	24	23	21
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	6	7	9	12	12	12	12	12	11	7	7	6
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
UV-index	3	3	4	6	7	8	9	8	7	5	4	3

Best time to visit Tall ‘Afar

The best time to visit Tall ‘Afar in Iraq is from March through May and October and November. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Tall ‘Afar is 41°C in July and the lowest is 12°C in January.

Climate of Tall ‘Afar by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Tall ‘Afar? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January