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Husaybah

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Husaybah
حصيبة
Husaybah is located in Iraq
Husaybah
Husaybah
Coordinates: 34°23′34″N 40°59′13″E / 34.39278°N 40.98694°E / 34.39278; 40.98694
Country Iraq
ProvinceAl-Anbar
DistrictAl-Qa'im
Time zoneGMT+3

Husaybah (Arabic: حصيبة) is a city on the Euphrates river in the Al-Qa'im District of Al-Anbar province in Iraq, adjacent to the Al-Qa'im border crossing to Syria.

Climate

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In Husaybah, there is a desert climate. Most rain falls in the winter. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BWh. The average annual temperature in Husaybah is 20.3 °C (68.5 °F). About 113 mm (4.45 in) of precipitation falls annually.

Climate data for Husaybah
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.9
(57.0)
16.8
(62.2)
21.2
(70.2)
26.7
(80.1)
32.7
(90.9)
38.1
(100.6)
40.5
(104.9)
40.5
(104.9)
36.4
(97.5)
30.3
(86.5)
22.1
(71.8)
15.7
(60.3)
27.9
(82.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)
3.8
(38.8)
6.9
(44.4)
11.8
(53.2)
16.7
(62.1)
21.0
(69.8)
23.5
(74.3)
23.1
(73.6)
18.7
(65.7)
13.8
(56.8)
7.5
(45.5)
3.7
(38.7)
12.8
(55.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 24
(0.9)
15
(0.6)
14
(0.6)
18
(0.7)
7
(0.3)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
6
(0.2)
9
(0.4)
20
(0.8)
113
(4.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org, Climate data

See also

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Iraqi citizens wait in line at a polling site in Husaybah, during Iraq's first parliamentary election in 2005 following US-led invasion.