Weather in Sulaymaniyah in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Sulaymaniyah in April
The temperature in April is +24°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +29°C during the day and a minimum of +5°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 4% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +24°C to +23°C.
Is Sulaymaniyah warm or cold in April?
Sulaymaniyah is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +15°C to +21°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +4°C to +8°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Sulaymaniyah:
Climate in Sulaymaniyah in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +21°C | +28°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -17°C | -3°C | +1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +34°C | +38°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 97 mm | 67 mm | 22 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 68% | 62% | 48% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 17 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as good as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +15°C to +21°C during the day. As April arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 97 mm to 67 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 68% to 62%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in April, from 10 to 11.
May brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Sulaymaniyah is gradually increasing during April, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Sulaymaniyah?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Sulaymaniyah in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2007 (+21°C) and the highest in 2020 (+45°C). The driest year was 2008 with only 4 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2011 with 219 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Sulaymaniyah, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.