Iraq in January: where is it warmest?
In January, Basra is the warmest place with 19 °C by day, Sulaymaniyah the coolest with 10 °C. 4 of 7 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in January, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
Iraq in January: quick answers
Iraq in January: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in January are Basra (19 °C), Baghdad (17 °C) and Karbala (16 °C).
Iraq in January: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in January – warm, sunny and dry – is in Basra, Baghdad and Karbala.
Iraq month by month
Iraq: weather & best time to visit
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