Your holiday weather, at a glance

Iraq in March: where is it warmest?

In March, Basra is the warmest place with 27 °C by day, Sulaymaniyah the coolest with 16 °C. 7 of 7 destinations have good holiday weather.

All destinations in March, warmest first

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

PlaceScoreAirSunRain days
Basra9727°8 h3
Karbala9825°8 h3
Baghdad9725°8 h4
Fallujah9824°8 h3
Mosul8320°7 h9
Erbil7918°7 h10
Sulaymaniyah6516°6 h11

Iraq in March: quick answers

Iraq in March: where is it warmest?

The warmest places in March are Basra (27 °C), Karbala (25 °C) and Baghdad (25 °C).

Iraq in March: where is the weather best?

The best holiday weather in March – warm, sunny and dry – is in Karbala, Fallujah and Basra.

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