When is the best time to visit Iraq?

March, April and November. Across Iraq's 3 destinations, March averages 88/100 for climate comfort with mean highs of 22.8°C and 47 mm of rain.

What is the worst month to visit Iraq?

August, averaging 27/100 — mean highs of 44.7°C and 0 mm of rain across the country's destinations.

What is the hottest month in Iraq?

July, with mean daily highs of 44.9°C averaged across 3 destinations.

What is the wettest month in Iraq?

March, averaging 47 mm of rain.

Best time to visit Iraq

The best time to visit Iraq is March, April and November, when its 3 destinations average 88/100 for climate comfort — August is the weakest month, at 27/100.

Updated September 2026 · averaged over 3 Iraq destinations · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇮🇶 Iraq, month by month

best March

Average comfort out of 100 · open a month for where to go in it

Iraq climate comfort by month

Month	Comfort	Avg high	Rain	Pick of the month
January	71	16.2°C	45 mm	Babylon 75
February	79	18.3°C	42 mm	Babylon 85
March	88	22.8°C	47 mm	Babylon 94
April	85	29.5°C	32 mm	Erbil 91
May	62	36.2°C	13 mm	Erbil 81
June	36	42.1°C	1 mm	Erbil 46
July	27	44.9°C	0 mm	Erbil 31
August	27	44.7°C	0 mm	Erbil 29
September	42	40.9°C	0 mm	Erbil 53
October	74	33.6°C	4 mm	Erbil 87
November	88	23.9°C	35 mm	Babylon 90
December	76	18.1°C	45 mm	Babylon 83

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score, averaged across every Iraq destination in the dataset. Each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. Averages from ERA5 reanalysis normals, not forecasts.

All 3 destinations in Iraq

Iraq — FAQ

When is the best time to visit Iraq?: March, April and November. Across Iraq's 3 destinations, March averages 88/100 for climate comfort with mean highs of 22.8°C and 47 mm of rain.
What is the worst month to visit Iraq?: August, averaging 27/100 — mean highs of 44.7°C and 0 mm of rain across the country's destinations.
What is the hottest month in Iraq?: July, with mean daily highs of 44.9°C averaged across 3 destinations.
What is the wettest month in Iraq?: March, averaging 47 mm of rain.