Climate averages 1991–2020
Weather in Iraq in August
In August, average daytime highs across the 59 cities listed in Iraq range from 37.0°C in Soran to 46.9°C in Al Madīnah. Monthly rainfall ranges from under 1 mm in Al Diwaniyah to 1.0 mm in Soran.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
City by city
August in Iraq
| City | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baghdad | 44.9°C30.8°C | 30.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Al Mawşil al Jadīdah | 42.2°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Erbil | 41.2°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Basrah | 46.8°C31.7°C | 31.7°C | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Karbala | 43.7°C29.4°C | 29.4°C | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sadr City | 44.9°C30.4°C | 30.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Kirkuk | 42.3°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Abū Ghurayb | 44.4°C30.7°C | 30.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Sulaymaniyah | 39.1°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Nasiriyah | 46.4°C31.7°C | 31.7°C | 0 | 0.0 |
| Najaf | 44.5°C28.7°C | 28.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Al Hillah | 44.9°C30.5°C | 30.5°C | 0 | 0.0 |
| Abū al-Kahṣīb | 46.6°C31.6°C | 31.6°C | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Al Maḩmūdīyah | 44.9°C31.1°C | 31.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Dihok | 39.0°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Al ‘Amārah | 46.6°C31.9°C | 31.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Al Diwaniyah | 45.7°C30.8°C | 30.8°C | 0 | 0.0 |
| Al-Kut | 45.8°C31.5°C | 31.5°C | 0 | 0.0 |
| Al Madīnah | 46.9°C32.2°C | 32.2°C | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Kelar | 43.5°C28.1°C | 28.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Ramadi | 43.2°C29.4°C | 29.4°C | 0 | 0.0 |
| Al Fallūjah | 43.7°C29.9°C | 29.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Ash Shaţrah | 46.3°C31.8°C | 31.8°C | 0 | 0.0 |
| Khānaqīn | 43.7°C28.3°C | 28.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Bayjī | 43.4°C29.2°C | 29.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Ash Sharqāt | 42.6°C28.2°C | 28.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Sāmarrā’ | 43.9°C29.4°C | 29.4°C | 0 | 0.0 |
| Al Miqdādīyah | 44.8°C30.4°C | 30.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| As Samawah | 45.8°C30.7°C | 30.7°C | 0 | 0.0 |
| Baqubah | 44.9°C31.0°C | 31.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Sumayl | 39.2°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Simele | 39.1°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Xebat | 41.6°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Khasnahzān | 39.8°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Qeładizê | 39.2°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Al Hindīyah | 44.5°C30.2°C | 30.2°C | 0 | 0.0 |
| Al Qurnah | 46.9°C32.0°C | 32.0°C | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Baḥarkah | 40.6°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Sīnah | 38.9°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Az Zubayr | 46.7°C31.5°C | 31.5°C | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Ţūz Khūrmātū | 43.2°C28.9°C | 28.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Rānyah | 39.2°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Qal‘at Sukkar | 46.2°C32.0°C | 32.0°C | 0 | 0.0 |
| An Nu‘mānīyah | 45.8°C31.1°C | 31.1°C | 0 | 0.0 |
| Kufa | 44.9°C30.2°C | 30.2°C | 0 | 0.0 |
| Abu Gharaq | 44.6°C30.7°C | 30.7°C | 0 | 0.0 |
| Umm Qaşr | 46.3°C31.3°C | 31.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 'Ākra | 38.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Al Fāw | 41.0°C32.3°C | 32.3°C | 0 | 0.0 |
| Al-Musayab | 44.7°C30.3°C | 30.3°C | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah | 44.7°C29.7°C | 29.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Zaxo | 38.9°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Al-Qāsim | 45.5°C30.7°C | 30.7°C | 0 | 0.0 |
| Soran | 37.0°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| Hajiawa | 39.3°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Al Ḩayy | 46.1°C31.9°C | 31.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Aş Şuwayrah | 45.5°C31.0°C | 31.0°C | 0 | 0.0 |
| Al Qā’im | 40.6°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Khāliş | 44.8°C31.1°C | 31.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.