Weather in Sulaymaniyah in February 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Sulaymaniyah in February
The expected average maximum temperature in February is +11°C with a maximum of +19°C and a minimum of -6°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 40% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +9°C to +19°C.
Is Sulaymaniyah warm or cold in February?
Sulaymaniyah is typically cool in February.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +9°C to +11°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -1°C to 0°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
February is one of the coolest months in Sulaymaniyah, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Sulaymaniyah in February
| January | February | March | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +11°C | +15°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -16°C | -18°C | -17°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +22°C | +29°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 85 mm | 94 mm | 99 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 73% | 68% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 15 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
February often has better weather than January. It’s getting warmer as February arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +9°C to +11°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 85 mm to 94 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 76% to 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during February, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 9 sunny days during the month.
March 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 decreasing during February, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
February is one of the snowiest months in Sulaymaniyah.
Here’s how February is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last February in Sulaymaniyah?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Sulaymaniyah in February 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.