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Iraq in August: where is it warmest?

In August, Basra is the warmest place with 47 °C by day, Sulaymaniyah the coolest with 40 °C. 0 of 7 destinations have good holiday weather.

All destinations in August, warmest first

Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.

PlaceScoreAirSunRain days
Basra5047°10 h0
Baghdad5045°11 h0
Karbala5045°11 h0
Fallujah5044°11 h0
Mosul5043°12 h0
Erbil5042°11 h0
Sulaymaniyah5040°11 h0

Iraq in August: quick answers

Iraq in August: where is it warmest?

The warmest places in August are Basra (47 °C), Baghdad (45 °C) and Karbala (45 °C).

Iraq in August: where is the weather best?

The best holiday weather in August – warm, sunny and dry – is in Basra, Baghdad and Karbala.

Iraq month by month

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