Najaf Weather in August
Najaf in August
The short of it: Najaf in August averages a high of 45 °C (114 °F) and a low of 29 °C (85 °F), with 0.0 mm (0.00 in) of rain and about 13 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 45° · low 29° · rain 0.0 mm · daylight 13 h 19 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & February
Thirty years of records give Najaf an average August high of 45°, a low of 29° and some 0.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 45° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 0.0 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 19 min in mid-August, 44 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and February.
Against its neighbours, Najaf runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Kufa, 9 km to the ENE, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Najaf, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KufaNajaf | 9 km ENE | 45° | 29° | 0.0 mm |
| Ash ShāmīyahAl-Qadisiyah | 25 km ESE | 44° | 29° | 0.0 mm |
| Al MishkhābNajaf | 28 km SSE | 44° | 29° | 0.0 mm |
| Nahiyat GhammasAl-Qadisiyah | 41 km SE | 44° | 29° | 0.0 mm |
| Al-QāsimBabil | 44 km NE | 45° | 28° | 0.0 mm |
| Al HillahBabil | 49 km N | 45° | 29° | 0.0 mm |
| Al DiwaniyahAl-Qadisiyah | 55 km E | 45° | 27° | 0.0 mm |
| Abu GharaqBabil | 56 km N | 45° | 28° | 0.0 mm |