Best: Dec-Mar · Great: Apr, Nov
Rain is a non-factor here almost every month — the real story of the year is temperature, swinging from January's cooler stretch to July's peak heat. In January, expect highs around 24°C with rain on roughly 3 days of the month.
Erbil's ancient citadel and the ruins of Babylon are the country's main historic draws.
Try masgouf, grilled river fish, a beloved Iraqi specialty.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect warm days around 24°/14°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 25°/15°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 28°/18°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 33°/22°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 38°/26°C, with mostly dry conditions (~0 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 40°/28°C, with mostly dry conditions (~0 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 41°/30°C, with mostly dry conditions (~0 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 41°/31°C, with mostly dry conditions (~0 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 39°/28°C, with mostly dry conditions (~0 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 35°/24°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 30°/19°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 26°/16°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).