Baghdad weather by month
The best time to visit Baghdad is March, April and November — 92/100 in March, 25°C and 5 rainy days. The best season is winter, December to February (78/100 on average).
The worst month is August at 24/100 — sweltering, dry, poor air quality. See August →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Iraq →
Best season: December to February (78/100 on average) · worst August (24/100)
- Days
- 25°C
- Nights
- 11°C
- Wet days
- 5
- Sun
- 10.4 h
- Humidity
- 48%
- Daylight
- 12 h
Baghdad, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Baghdad is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Baghdad through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
- January
- Ramadan18 Feb – 19 MarHoliday
- March
- Eid al-Fitr20–22 MarHoliday
- Shamal dust storms15 Mar – 30 Jun (usually)Hazard
- June
- Ashura25–26 JunHoliday
- Fifty degrees and power cuts1 Jun – 10 Sep (usually)Season
- July
- Arbaeen25 Jul – 4 AugHoliday
- August
- Date harvest25 Aug – 15 Nov (usually)Nature
- October
- Baghdad International Theatre Festival10–18 OctFestival
- Street flooding in the first rains25 Oct – 31 Jan (usually)Hazard
- December
- Christmas20–26 Dec (usually)Holiday
Crowds in Baghdad in March
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsRamadan, Eid al-Fitr, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Traveller notes on Baghdad
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Forum posters consistently name March through May as a good season for central Iraq, including Baghdad, in sharp contrast to summer, when daily highs above 40C make travel genuinely unpleasant. Posters note that Iraqi Kurdistan, further north, can still be cold and rainy at this point in spring, a real regional contrast worth knowing before planning an itinerary that spans both areas. Posters also point to winter as a solid alternative window given its milder temperatures. Posters generally rate March as a comfortable, moderate-temperature time to visit Baghdad specifically, well ahead of the extreme summer heat, though forum discussion consistently emphasizes checking current security guidance alongside any weather planning for Iraq.
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