Climate averages 1991–2020
Baghdad weather
in June.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a very hot month in Baghdad: daytime highs average 42.4°C and nights cool to about 28.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical June (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 19 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sadr City (8 km away). In June its highs average 42.5°C, about as warm as Baghdad, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Baghdad ranks joint 21st of 59 for the warmest June highs and joint 15th of 59 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 59 cities is 40.6°C; Baghdad is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 2.3°C to 44.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Sadr City in JuneIraq · 8 kmHigh 42.5°C · Low 28.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Abū Ghurayb in JuneIraq · 20 kmHigh 41.9°C · Low 28.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al Maḩmūdīyah in JuneIraq · 31 kmHigh 42.4°C · Low 28.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Baqubah in JuneIraq · 50 kmHigh 42.3°C · Low 28.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah in JuneIraq · 51 kmHigh 42.3°C · Low 27.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Khāliş in JuneIraq · 53 kmHigh 42.3°C · Low 28.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al Fallūjah in JuneIraq · 57 kmHigh 41.2°C · Low 27.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Aş Şuwayrah in JuneIraq · 58 kmHigh 43.1°C · Low 28.9°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.