Najaf weather by month & the best time to visit

🇮🇶 Iraq · city break · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Najaf is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with March and April close behind. Najaf averages about 3,445 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 16 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

3,445

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

97/100

Rain / year

106 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

666k

Elevation

30 m

When is the best time to visit Najaf?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Najaf is February, then March and April. 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 Najaf?

Najaf is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,445 hours of sunshine a year. 97 Sunshine Score points separate February (97) from June (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #2 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 December, carries about 48% of the annual 106 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Baghdad Iraq · 142 km · best in Apr · 3,313 h sun/yr
• Basra Iraq · 349 km · best in Feb · 3,445 h sun/yr
• Kermanshah Iran · 366 km · best in May · 3,357 h sun/yr
• Sulaymaniyah Iraq · 406 km · best in May · 3,158 h sun/yr
• Abadan Iran · 406 km · best in Feb · 3,421 h sun/yr
• Ahvaz Iran · 419 km · best in Feb · 3,435 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Rafha Saudi Arabia · 277 km · 3,753 h sun/yr · best in Mar
• Arar Saudi Arabia · 333 km · 3,737 h sun/yr · best in Mar
• Dezful Iran · 379 km · 3,429 h sun/yr · best in Feb

Head-to-head

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