Your holiday weather, at a glance

Iraq in October: where is it warmest?

In October, Basra is the warmest place with 37 °C by day, Sulaymaniyah the coolest with 27 °C. 3 of 7 destinations have good holiday weather.

All destinations in October, warmest first

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

PlaceScoreAirSunRain days
Basra4737°8 h1
Baghdad4935°8 h1
Fallujah5534°8 h1
Karbala5134°8 h1
Erbil7930°7 h3
Mosul7730°8 h2
Sulaymaniyah9327°7 h3

Iraq in October: quick answers

Iraq in October: where is it warmest?

The warmest places in October are Basra (37 °C), Baghdad (35 °C) and Fallujah (34 °C).

Iraq in October: where is the weather best?

The best holiday weather in October – warm, sunny and dry – is in Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and Mosul.

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