Your holiday weather, at a glance

Iraq in December: where is it warmest?

In December, Basra is the warmest place with 20 °C by day, Sulaymaniyah the coolest with 12 °C. 5 of 7 destinations have good holiday weather.

All destinations in December, warmest first

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

PlaceScoreAirSunRain days
Basra9120°6 h4
Baghdad9119°6 h4
Karbala9118°6 h3
Fallujah8918°6 h4
Mosul6215°5 h8
Erbil5914°5 h8
Sulaymaniyah4712°5 h9

Iraq in December: quick answers

Iraq in December: where is it warmest?

The warmest places in December are Basra (20 °C), Baghdad (19 °C) and Karbala (18 °C).

Iraq in December: where is the weather best?

The best holiday weather in December – 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