Climate averages 1991–2020
Baghdad weather
in February.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Baghdad: daytime highs average 19.0°C and nights cool to about 7.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 58 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sadr City (8 km away). In February its highs average 18.9°C, about as warm as Baghdad, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Baghdad ranks 26th of 59 for the warmest February highs and joint 27th of 59 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 59 cities is 17.0°C; Baghdad is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 5.6°C to 24.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 21 mm to 22 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Sadr City in FebruaryIraq · 8 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 7.2°C · 24 mm rain
- Abū Ghurayb in FebruaryIraq · 20 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 7.7°C · 20 mm rain
- Al Maḩmūdīyah in FebruaryIraq · 31 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 7.9°C · 19 mm rain
- Baqubah in FebruaryIraq · 50 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 7.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah in FebruaryIraq · 51 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 7.2°C · 19 mm rain
- Khāliş in FebruaryIraq · 53 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 7.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Al Fallūjah in FebruaryIraq · 57 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 7.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Aş Şuwayrah in FebruaryIraq · 58 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 7.8°C · 21 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.