Iraq: weather & best time to visit
7 destinations with long-term climate data. Best time to visit overall: February – April, November – December.
Weather by month
Daytime highs and sea temperatures range across the destinations; the score is their average. Best months are marked.
| Month | Score | Air | Sea | Best weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JanuaryJan | 66 | 10–19° | – | Basra |
| FebruaryFeb | 78 | 11–22° | – | Baghdad |
| MarchMar | 88 | 16–27° | – | Fallujah |
| AprilApr | 78 | 22–34° | – | Mosul |
| MayMay | 61 | 28–41° | – | Sulaymaniyah |
| JuneJun | 50 | 35–45° | – | Baghdad |
| JulyJul | 50 | 39–47° | – | Baghdad |
| AugustAug | 50 | 40–47° | – | Baghdad |
| SeptemberSep | 51 | 34–43° | – | Sulaymaniyah |
| OctoberOct | 64 | 27–37° | – | Sulaymaniyah |
| NovemberNov | 90 | 18–26° | – | Baghdad |
| DecemberDec | 76 | 12–20° | – | Baghdad |
Destinations7
Iraq month by month
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- Armenia1
- Azerbaijan2
- Bahrain1
- Bangladesh2
- Bhutan1
- Brunei1
- Cambodia2
- China43
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- Hong Kong2
- India85
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- Nepal2
- North Korea3
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- Pakistan13
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- Saudi Arabia10
- Singapore1
- South Korea9
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- Tajikistan1
- Thailand12
- Timor-Leste1
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences