Kermanshah vs Najaf: which is sunnier?
🇮🇷 Iran vs 🇮🇶 Iraq · 366 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Najaf is the sunnier overall: about 3,445 hours of sunshine a year to Kermanshah's 3,357. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 6 months.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Kermanshah | Najaf | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,357 | 3,445 |
| Sunniest month | May (95/100) | February (97/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 21/100 | 85/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 46/100 | 0/100 |
| Rain / year | 349 mm | 106 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 11 (extreme) | 10 (very high) |
Kermanshah vs Najaf month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kermanshah | Najaf | Kermanshah | Najaf | Kermanshah | Najaf | |
| January | 0 | 64 | 8° | 16° | 47 | 20 |
| February | 15 | 97 | 10° | 20° | 48 | 16 |
| March | 52 | 97 | 15° | 26° | 55 | 13 |
| April | 90 | 97 | 21° | 32° | 52 | 13 |
| May | 95 | 30 | 27° | 39° | 20 | 5 |
| June | 69 | 0 | 35° | 44° | 1 | 0 |
| July | 30 | 0 | 39° | 46° | 1 | 0 |
| August | 40 | 0 | 38° | 46° | 1 | 0 |
| September | 89 | 0 | 33° | 42° | 2 | 0 |
| October | 94 | 69 | 25° | 35° | 29 | 8 |
| November | 52 | 96 | 15° | 24° | 51 | 18 |
| December | 15 | 81 | 10° | 18° | 42 | 13 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Najaf · Feb Najaf · Mar Najaf · Apr Najaf · May Kermanshah · Jun Kermanshah · Jul Kermanshah · Aug Kermanshah · Sep Kermanshah · Oct Kermanshah · Nov Najaf · Dec Najaf.
When to pick which
- November–February: Najaf (average score 85/100 vs 21). Najaf is the warmer, around 20°C daytime highs vs 11°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Kermanshah (average score 79/100 vs 75). Najaf is the warmer, around 32°C daytime highs vs 21°C.
- June–August: Kermanshah (average score 46/100 vs 0). Najaf is the warmer, around 45°C daytime highs vs 37°C.
- September–October: Kermanshah (average score 92/100 vs 35). Najaf is the warmer, around 39°C daytime highs vs 29°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Kermanshah weather by month · Najaf weather by month · Best time to visit Iran · Best time to visit Iraq.
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