Batifa

Batifa
District
Location in Iraq
Batifa (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Coordinates: 37°10′28″N 43°00′48″E / 37.174372°N 43.013249°E / 37.174372; 43.013249
Country Iraq
Region Kurdistan Region
GovernorateDohuk Governorate
DistrictBatifa
Population
 (2014)
 • Urban
17,186
 • Rural
5,665

Batifa (Arabic: باطوفا; Kurdish: باتيفا, romanized: Batîfa) is a town and district in Duhok Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It was located in the Zakho District.

Geography

Climate

Batifa has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) with hot dry summers and cool, wet winters. Subfreezing lows are common in the winter, providing some frost. Snowfall may occur occasionally.

Climate data for Batifa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.7
(45.9)
9.4
(48.9)
13.7
(56.7)
19.1
(66.4)
26.3
(79.3)
33.3
(91.9)
37.7
(99.9)
37.5
(99.5)
33.2
(91.8)
25.3
(77.5)
16.8
(62.2)
9.8
(49.6)
22.5
(72.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.6
(30.9)
0.3
(32.5)
3.7
(38.7)
8.1
(46.6)
13.2
(55.8)
18.2
(64.8)
22.2
(72.0)
21.7
(71.1)
17.6
(63.7)
11.8
(53.2)
6.2
(43.2)
1.5
(34.7)
10.3
(50.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 124
(4.9)
144
(5.7)
132
(5.2)
107
(4.2)
51
(2.0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
1
(0.0)
29
(1.1)
84
(3.3)
123
(4.8)
795
(31.2)
Source: Climate-Data

See also