'Ākra, Nineveh, Iraq

Frost dates for 'Ākra

The full distribution rather than a single date. Every figure below is a percentile of 30 years of daily minimum temperatures at this location, expressed as the date it fell on.

Median last spring frost

25 February

Half of years are later than this. Not a planting date.

Median first autumn frost

13 December

The far end of the outdoor season.

Frost-free season

291 days

Between those two dates in a median year.

Last and first frost by severity

Read a row as: in this fraction of years, the last frost of spring had already happened by this date. The 90% column is the cautious planting date; the 10% column is the gamble.

Light frost — nights at or below 0°C (32°F). Air temperature reaches freezing. Kills basil, beans and unhardened tomatoes; hardy crops shrug it off.
Frost 1 year in 10 Median 9 years in 10 Earliest Latest
Last of spring 8 Feb 25 Feb 26 Mar 2 Feb 12 Apr
First of autumn 24 Nov 13 Dec 25 Dec 9 Nov 26 Dec
Frost-free days 320 291 243 every year on record saw this
Moderate frost — nights at or below -2.2°C (28°F). Damages half-hardy plants and most blossom. This is the threshold that decides a fruit crop.
Frost 1 year in 10 Median 9 years in 10 Earliest Latest
Last of spring 23 Jan 16 Feb 10 Mar 13 Jan 21 Mar
First of autumn 5 Dec 18 Dec 28 Dec 29 Nov 28 Dec
Frost-free days 339 305 270 every year on record saw this
Hard frost — nights at or below -4.4°C (24.1°F). Ground freezes and even hardy crops check their growth. Effectively the end of the outdoor year.
Frost 1 year in 10 Median 9 years in 10 Earliest Latest
Last of spring 12 Jan 29 Jan 23 Feb 3 Jan 6 Mar
First of autumn 27 Dec 28 Dec 29 Dec 27 Dec 29 Dec
Frost-free days 351 334 307 14 of 30 years saw none at all

Dates in the southern hemisphere are computed on a growing year that starts in July, which is why "last of spring" falls where it should rather than in the middle of the calendar.

Chance of frost, week by week

Jan Mar Apr Jul Sep Oct Dec
Chance of at least one air frost during each week of the year, measured across the full record. The flat stretch in the middle is your frost-free season.

Temperature through the year

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Mean monthly temperature across the record. Months shown in blue average at least one air frost.

Monthly means and average number of frost nights.
Month Mean low Mean high Frost nights
January 1.5°C 11.9°C 9
February 2.4°C 14°C 6.4
March 6°C 18.7°C 1.1
April 11°C 25.1°C 0.1
May 16.8°C 32.2°C 0
June 22.7°C 39.4°C 0
July 26.7°C 43°C 0
August 26.6°C 42.6°C 0
September 22°C 37.3°C 0
October 16.2°C 29.8°C 0
November 8.4°C 20.2°C 0.6
December 3.7°C 14.2°C 4.6

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Nearby

Compare with places close by

Shelādiz Zone 8b 35 km Last frost 27 Mar First 28 Nov Baḥarkah Zone 9a 49 km Last frost 25 Feb First 13 Dec Xebat Zone 9a 54 km Last frost 25 Feb First 13 Dec Soran Zone 8b 60 km Last frost 25 Mar First 30 Nov Erbil Zone 9b 61 km Last frost 22 Feb First 15 Dec Khasnahzān Zone 9a 64 km Last frost 27 Feb First 11 Dec Al-Hamdaniya Zone 9a 68 km Last frost 23 Feb First 14 Dec Sīnah Zone 8b 75 km Last frost 20 Mar First 1 Dec

Seasonal context

Rainfall and the growing season in 'Ākra

March has the highest average precipitation (58 mm); July has the lowest (2 mm). Compare this pattern with the planting windows and your water supply.

Jan 47 mm
Feb 40 mm
Mar 58 mm
Apr 50 mm
May 22 mm
Jun 4 mm
Jul 2 mm
Aug 2 mm
Sep 2 mm
Oct 23 mm
Nov 37 mm
Dec 45 mm

During wetter months, check that beds and containers drain after heavy rain. During drier months, plan how you will keep seeds and new transplants watered. Monthly averages can hide long dry spells and intense storms; they do not show soil moisture, humidity or this week's weather.

Source: NASA POWER, corrected MERRA-2 precipitation, 2001–2020. Values are approximate monthly totals, including the water equivalent of snow, from the nearest 0.5° × 0.625° grid cell. This reference period differs from the temperature record. Rainfall provides context and does not change the calculated planting dates. Method and limitations.

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