Al Hashimiyah, Iraq
# Al Hashimiyah, Iraq

Al Hashimiyah (Arabic: الهاشمية) is a town in Babil Governorate, Iraq. It is located 130 kilometres (81 mi) south of Baghdad.

## Background

Al Hashimiyah is named after Hashemites who inhabited the region. The region is about 620 square kilometres (240 sq mi).

## Climate

Al Hashimiyah has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh). Most rain falls in the winter. The average annual temperature in Al Hashimiyah is 23.1 °C (73.6 °F). About 117 mm (4.61 in) of precipitation falls annually.

Climate data for Al Hashimiyah :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average high °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) | 19.5 (67.1) | 24.0 (75.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 35.4 (95.7) | 41.3 (106.3) | 43.3 (109.9) | 43.3 (109.9) | 40.1 (104.2) | 33.8 (92.8) | 25.1 (77.2) | 18.3 (64.9) | 30.9 (87.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) | 6.3 (43.3) | 9.9 (49.8) | 14.8 (58.6) | 20.3 (68.5) | 23.9 (75.0) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.8 (76.6) | 21.5 (70.7) | 16.6 (61.9) | 10.8 (51.4) | 5.8 (42.4) | 15.4 (59.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25 (1.0) | 18 (0.7) | 14 (0.6) | 17 (0.7) | 6 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.1) | 13 (0.5) | 22 (0.9) | 117 (4.6) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org ||||||||||||||
