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The climate of Erbil (Iraq)
Erbil, also known as Arbil or Irbil is located in the northern part of Iraq. Erbil is the capital of the Kurdish autonomous region in the north. Erbil is the seat of the Kurdish Parliament. Erbil is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Urban life can at least be dated back to 5,000 BC. The first records date back to around 2,300 BC. The city is known for the citadel of Arbil, a very large fortress in the center of the city. The citadel determines the skyline of the city. Several beautiful mosques can be found in the city. The modern airport of the city stands out because of its unique architecture. Erbil has a warm steppe climate characterized by warm to hot summers and pleasantly mild winters. Summers are extremely dry, winters are fairly wet by Iraqi standards. During the winter daytime temperatures are pleasantly mild. However, night time temperatures may be low, subzero temperatures are not uncommon. During the hottest part of the day during summer temperatures may rise above 50 degrees Celsius.

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for Erbil.

	average  maximum temperature (°C)	average minimum temperature (°C)	average hours of sunshine per day	average days with precipitation per month	average mm precipitation per month	average sea temperature (°C)
January	12	2	5	14		n/a
February	15	3	6	11		n/a
March	19	7	7	10		n/a
April	25	11	8	10		n/a
May	32	16	10	5		n/a
June	39	21	14	1		n/a
July	43	25	14	1		n/a
August	42	24	13	1		n/a
September	38	19	11	1		n/a
October	29	14	8	5		n/a
November	21	8	6	7		n/a
December	14	4	5	10		n/a
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather, extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate information for each month of the year:

	chance of (very) hot weather	chance of (very) cool weather	chance of long-term precipitation	chance of hurricanes (cyclones)	chance of sunny days	UV-index
January
February
March
April
May
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August
September
October
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December
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