Erbil weather by month & the best time to visit

🇮🇶 Iraq · major city break · semi-arid climate

The best time to visit Erbil is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with November and April close behind. Erbil averages about 3,144 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 18 mm of rain in October.

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Sun hours / year

3,144

Sunniest month

October

Peak score

94/100

Rain / year

283 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

2.1M

Elevation

398 m

When is the best time to visit Erbil?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Erbil is October, then November and April. The dullest month is July (0/100, 1 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Erbil?

Erbil is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,144 hours of sunshine a year. 94 Sunshine Score points separate October (94) from July (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #6 of 6 destinations in Iraq for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,280 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around February, carries about 46% of the annual 283 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Sulaymaniyah Iraq · 144 km · best in May · 3,158 h sun/yr
• Urmia Iran · 188 km · best in Sep · 3,227 h sun/yr
• Van Türkiye · 254 km · best in Aug · 3,151 h sun/yr
• Tabriz Iran · 293 km · best in Sep · 2,916 h sun/yr
• Batman Türkiye · 314 km · best in May · 3,078 h sun/yr
• Mardin Türkiye · 315 km · best in May · 3,088 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Kirkuk Iraq · 93 km · 3,246 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Hakkari Türkiye · 148 km · 3,038 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Şırnak Türkiye · 210 km · 3,014 h sun/yr · best in May

Head-to-head

How Erbil compares month by month: Erbil vs Sulaymaniyah · Erbil vs Kermanshah · Erbil vs Urmia · Erbil vs Van · all comparisons