Climate averages 1991–2020
Baghdad weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Baghdad: daytime highs average 44.9°C and nights cool to about 30.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 23 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sadr City (8 km away). In August its highs average 44.9°C, about as warm as Baghdad, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Baghdad ranks joint 18th of 59 for the warmest August highs and joint 19th of 59 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 59 cities is 43.4°C; Baghdad is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 3.9°C to 41.0°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Baghdad climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.2°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 28 | 4.9 | 10.210 h |
| February | 19.0°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 21 | 3.8 | 11.011 h |
| March | 24.6°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 22 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.1°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 14 | 2.7 | 13.013 h |
| May | 37.6°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 4.8 | 1.0 | 13.914 h |
| June | 42.4°C28.7°C | 28.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.314 h |
| July | 44.8°C31.2°C | 31.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.114 h |
| August, selected | 44.9°C30.8°C | 30.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| September | 41.0°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 34.4°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 9.3 | 1.6 | 11.411 h |
| November | 24.0°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 26 | 3.4 | 10.510 h |
| December | 17.9°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 24 | 3.9 | 10.010 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Sadr City in AugustIraq · 8 kmHigh 44.9°C · Low 30.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Abū Ghurayb in AugustIraq · 20 kmHigh 44.4°C · Low 30.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al Maḩmūdīyah in AugustIraq · 31 kmHigh 44.9°C · Low 31.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Baqubah in AugustIraq · 50 kmHigh 44.9°C · Low 31.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah in AugustIraq · 51 kmHigh 44.7°C · Low 29.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Khāliş in AugustIraq · 53 kmHigh 44.8°C · Low 31.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al Fallūjah in AugustIraq · 57 kmHigh 43.7°C · Low 29.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Aş Şuwayrah in AugustIraq · 58 kmHigh 45.5°C · Low 31.0°C · 0 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Baghdad) is explained once on the Baghdad year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.