Kirkuk weather by month

Warmest month

August

43°C average high

Coolest month

January

5°C average low

Wettest month

March

89 mm of rain

Driest month

June

0 mm of rain

Average temperature and rainfall in Kirkuk by month

Averages of the daily highs and lows recorded in each month, with total rainfall, mean humidity and mean wind speed.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Record low / high	Rainfall	Humidity	Wind
January	13°C	5°C	-6°C / 21°C	52 mm	64%	10 km/h
February	15°C	5°C	-5°C / 24°C	47 mm	61%	11 km/h
March	20°C	9°C	1°C / 30°C	89 mm	59%	13 km/h
April	26°C	13°C	4°C / 36°C	43 mm	46%	11 km/h
May	32°C	19°C	13°C / 42°C	15 mm	32%	14 km/h
June	39°C	24°C	16°C / 43°C	0 mm	20%	14 km/h
July	43°C	27°C	20°C / 47°C	0 mm	18%	14 km/h
August	43°C	27°C	18°C / 47°C	0 mm	20%	13 km/h
September	38°C	22°C	9°C / 43°C	0 mm	23%	11 km/h
October	31°C	17°C	9°C / 37°C	30 mm	33%	10 km/h
November	20°C	11°C	-3°C / 30°C	50 mm	52%	10 km/h
December	15°C	7°C	-7°C / 22°C	60 mm	64%	9 km/h

Frost and snow-likely months in Kirkuk

No month in Kirkuk averages a night of 2°C or below. The coldest month is January with an average low of 5°C and a record low of -6°C, so frost is rare and snow is very unlikely.

These records carry temperature and precipitation, not snowfall totals.

Best time to visit Kirkuk

The most comfortable time to visit Kirkuk is generally March to April and November, balancing mild daytime temperatures against the driest stretch of the year. The city has strongly marked seasons and rain concentrates around March, totalling about 386 mm a year.

Travellers who prefer heat should aim for August, when highs average 43°C. March is the month to avoid if rain would spoil your plans — it averages 89 mm, roughly 89× the rainfall of the driest month (June).

Kirkuk climate: your questions

Is it going to snow in Kirkuk this year?

No: the coldest month in Kirkuk is January with an average low of 5°C and a record low of -6°C, so snow is very unlikely. What is falling now: Kirkuk weather today.

Will there be snow in Kirkuk this year?

Kirkuk's winter months average lows of 7°C in December, 5°C in January and 5°C in February, with about 159 mm of precipitation across the three; 0 of them sit at or below 0°C, so snow is unlikely. The records hold no snowfall totals. The next 15 days: Kirkuk 10-day forecast.

Which months are best for visiting Kirkuk?

March to April and November are the most comfortable months in Kirkuk, with highs near 22°C. August is the warmest month, averaging 43°C by day; March is the wettest, with 89 mm; and January is the coolest, with lows near 5°C. What it is doing today: Kirkuk weather today.

Source: OpenWeather historical and statistical weather data. Values are long-term averages, not a forecast — see the Kirkuk forecast for what is happening now.

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