Baghdad weather by month & the best time to visit

🇮🇶 Iraq · major city break · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Baghdad is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with March and November close behind. Baghdad averages about 3,313 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 24 mm of rain in April.

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Sun hours / year

3,313

Sunniest month

April

Peak score

94/100

Rain / year

201 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

7.2M

Elevation

33 m

When is the best time to visit Baghdad?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Baghdad is April, then March and November. The dullest month is June (0/100, 0 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Baghdad?

Baghdad is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,313 hours of sunshine a year. 94 Sunshine Score points separate April (94) from June (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 6 destinations in Iraq for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,280 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around February, carries about 50% of the annual 201 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Najaf Iraq · 142 km · best in Feb · 3,445 h sun/yr
• Sulaymaniyah Iraq · 274 km · best in May · 3,158 h sun/yr
• Kermanshah Iran · 296 km · best in May · 3,357 h sun/yr
• Erbil Iraq · 332 km · best in Oct · 3,144 h sun/yr
• Basra Iraq · 442 km · best in Feb · 3,445 h sun/yr
• Ahvaz Iran · 476 km · best in Feb · 3,435 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Kirkuk Iraq · 246 km · 3,246 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Arar Saudi Arabia · 392 km · 3,737 h sun/yr · best in Mar

Head-to-head

How Baghdad compares month by month: Baghdad vs Sulaymaniyah · Baghdad vs Kermanshah · Baghdad vs Najaf · all comparisons