Basra weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇶 Iraq · major city break · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Basra is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with March and November close behind. Basra averages about 3,445 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 11 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,445
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 98/100
- Rain / year
- 84 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 2M
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Basra?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Basra is February, then March and November. The dullest month is June (0/100, 1 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Basra?
Basra is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,445 hours of sunshine a year. 98 Sunshine Score points separate February (98) from June (0), so the month you pick matters. Basra is the sunniest of the 6 destinations tracked in Iraq. Rain is a non-event in Basra — about 84 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 80 | 18° / 64°F | 6° / 43°F | 20 mm | 3 |
| February | 98 | 21° / 70°F | 8° / 46°F | 11 mm | 5 |
| March | 98 | 28° / 82°F | 13° / 55°F | 8 mm | 6 |
| April | 79 | 34° / 93°F | 18° / 64°F | 8 mm | 7 |
| May | 10 | 41° / 106°F | 25° / 77°F | 2 mm | 9 |
| June | 0 | 45° / 113°F | 29° / 84°F | 1 mm | 10 |
| July | 0 | 47° / 117°F | 31° / 88°F | 1 mm | 10 |
| August | 0 | 47° / 117°F | 31° / 88°F | 0 mm | 9 |
| September | 0 | 43° / 109°F | 27° / 81°F | 0 mm | 8 |
| October | 59 | 36° / 97°F | 22° / 72°F | 4 mm | 6 |
| November | 97 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 13 mm | 4 |
| December | 97 | 20° / 68°F | 7° / 45°F | 16 mm | 3 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Abadan Iran · 58 km · best in Feb · 3,421 h sun/yr
- Ahvaz Iran · 137 km · best in Feb · 3,435 h sun/yr
- Kuwait City Kuwait · 150 km · best in Mar · 3,451 h sun/yr
- Najaf Iraq · 349 km · best in Feb · 3,445 h sun/yr
- Bushehr Iran · 354 km · best in May · 3,361 h sun/yr
- Kermanshah Iran · 425 km · best in May · 3,357 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mahshahr Iran · 143 km · 3,409 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Dezful Iran · 221 km · 3,429 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Hafar Al-Batin Saudi Arabia · 288 km · 3,555 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Basra compares month by month: Basra vs Ahvaz · Basra vs Najaf · Basra vs Abadan · Basra vs Kuwait City · all comparisons
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