Weather in Sulaymaniyah in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Sulaymaniyah in April
The expected average maximum temperature in April is +21°C with a maximum of +27°C and a minimum of +1°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 54% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +9°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 | ||||||
| 99 mm | 68 mm | 22 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 68% | 62% | 48% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 15 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 12 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 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 99 mm to 68 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 8 to 9.
May brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 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 3 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 1982 (+21°C) and the highest in 2021 (+27°C). The driest year was 2021 with only 252 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 879 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, 2023.
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.