Climate of Iraq

Iraq has a desert climate. The daytime temperature is warm to hot, while it can also be cold at night. You won't have rain here anytime soon. The average annual temperature for Iraq is 32° degrees and there is about 71 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 315 days a year with an average humidity of 26% and an UV-index of 7.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 17°C and 45°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 9°C and 33°C
Rain: it rains 37 days and there is a total of approximately 72 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3609 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 17°C and 45°C
Warmest month:	45°C in July
Coldest month:	17°C in January
Night temperature:	between 9°C and 33°C
Dry days:	328 days
Days with rain:	37 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	72 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3609 hours

Weather now in Iraq

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Climate of Iraq
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Iraq
The best travel time for Iraq
Climate of Iraq by month
Experiences with the weather of Iraq
Popular destinations Iraq

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Iraq.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Iraq.

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Climate table of Iraq

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Iraq. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Iraq might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	17	20	25	31	37	42	45	45	41	34	24	19
Night temp. (°C)	9	11	15	20	26	31	33	33	29	24	16	11
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	7	9	12	7	6	0	0	0	0	7	12	12
Days with rain	4	4	6	5	4	-	-	-	-	4	5	5
Dry days	27	24	25	25	27	30	31	31	30	27	25	26
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	7	7	10	12	12	13	12	12	12	8	7	7
Wind force (Bft)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
UV-index	4	5	5	7	8	9	9	9	8	6	5	4

Best time to visit Iraq

To go to Iraq, the best time to visit is February through April and November and December. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. In Iraq, July is the warmest month with 45°C and the most cold month is 17°C in January.

Climate of Iraq by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Iraq? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January