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Monthly climate in Basrah, Iraq

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Basrah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 41 °C (105 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 52 °C (127 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 178 mm (7.0 inches) and receives 20 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Basrah enjoys an average of 3876 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 11 minutes to 14 hours 4 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Basrah, Iraq §

The warmest months in Basrah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 39 to 41 °C (102 - 105 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 16 °C (57 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Basrah experiences 240 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Basrah, Iraq.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 27°C
(80°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 48°C
(118°F)		 51°C
(124°F)		 52°C
(127°F)		 51°C
(125°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 46°C
(116°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 51°C
(124°F)		 50°C
(123°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average high 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 48°C
(119°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Daily mean 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Average low 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Mean minimum 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(42°F)
Minimum 2°C
(35°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(41°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Basrah, Iraq §

Basrah usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 4 rainy days and 44 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Basrah are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Basrah, Iraq.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9 (0.4) 19 (0.8) 16 (0.6) 10 (0.4) 4 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 7 (0.3) 74 (2.9) 38 (1.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Basrah, Iraq §

The sunniest months in Basrah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Basrah: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 32 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Basrah, Iraq.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 227 275 330 333 370 380 385 367 335 315 278 274
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 24m 11h 5m 11h 59m 12h 55m 13h 41m 14h 4m 13h 52m 13h 11m 12h 18m 11h 23m 10h 36m 10h 11m

Solar UV radiation in Basrah, Iraq §

Basrah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Basrah UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Basrah, Iraq.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 5 7 9 10 11 11 10 9 8 7 5 4