Weather in Sulaymaniyah in February 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Sulaymaniyah in February
The temperature in February is +13°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +21°C during the day and a minimum of -3°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +10°C to +16°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 down 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 | 97 mm | 97 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 72% | 68% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 10 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
February weather is still as good as in 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 97 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 75% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during February, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 10 sunny days in January to 9 in February.
March 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 February, going from 2 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 1992 (+8°C) and the highest in 2020 (+21°C). The driest year was 2014 with only 13 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 377 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.