Climate averages 1991–2020
Weather in Iraq in December
In December, average daytime highs across the 59 cities listed in Iraq range from 10.0°C in Soran to 19.8°C in Al Madīnah. Monthly rainfall ranges from 15 mm in Najaf to 135 mm in Hajiawa.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
City by city
December in Iraq
| City | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baghdad | 17.9°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 24 | 3.9 |
| Al Mawşil al Jadīdah | 14.0°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 62 | 7.7 |
| Erbil | 13.6°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 87 | 8.4 |
| Basrah | 19.7°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 31 | 4.4 |
| Karbala | 17.2°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 16 | 3.1 |
| Sadr City | 17.9°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 29 | 4.5 |
| Kirkuk | 14.8°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 81 | 8.9 |
| Abū Ghurayb | 17.7°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 23 | 3.7 |
| Sulaymaniyah | 11.5°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 108 | 10.1 |
| Nasiriyah | 19.4°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 19 | 3.5 |
| Najaf | 18.0°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 15 | 2.8 |
| Al Hillah | 18.3°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 19 | 3.3 |
| Abū al-Kahṣīb | 19.8°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 34 | 4.6 |
| Al Maḩmūdīyah | 18.1°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 21 | 3.8 |
| Dihok | 12.2°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 83 | 8.8 |
| Al ‘Amārah | 19.0°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 40 | 5.3 |
| Al Diwaniyah | 19.0°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 18 | 3.4 |
| Al-Kut | 18.5°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 31 | 4.6 |
| Al Madīnah | 19.8°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 29 | 4.4 |
| Kelar | 16.0°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 91 | 8.1 |
| Ramadi | 16.3°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 20 | 3.9 |
| Al Fallūjah | 17.0°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 20 | 3.6 |
| Ash Shaţrah | 19.3°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 23 | 4.0 |
| Khānaqīn | 16.4°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 75 | 7.7 |
| Bayjī | 15.6°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 35 | 5.8 |
| Ash Sharqāt | 14.8°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 39 | 6.0 |
| Sāmarrā’ | 16.4°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 32 | 5.5 |
| Al Miqdādīyah | 17.2°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 50 | 6.3 |
| As Samawah | 18.9°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 16 | 3.3 |
| Baqubah | 17.5°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 33 | 5.1 |
| Sumayl | 12.0°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 75 | 8.8 |
| Simele | 12.2°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 75 | 8.8 |
| Xebat | 13.9°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 79 | 8.4 |
| Khasnahzān | 12.3°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 106 | 9.9 |
| Qeładizê | 11.0°C1.2°C | 1.2°C | 133 | 10.4 |
| Al Hindīyah | 17.9°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 18 | 3.4 |
| Al Qurnah | 19.7°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 32 | 4.8 |
| Baḥarkah | 13.2°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 87 | 8.4 |
| Sīnah | 11.5°C1.6°C | 1.6°C | 83 | 8.8 |
| Az Zubayr | 19.7°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 31 | 4.4 |
| Ţūz Khūrmātū | 15.7°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 72 | 7.5 |
| Rānyah | 11.4°C1.6°C | 1.6°C | 130 | 9.7 |
| Qal‘at Sukkar | 19.0°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 24 | 3.8 |
| An Nu‘mānīyah | 18.4°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 27 | 4.3 |
| Kufa | 18.4°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 16 | 2.7 |
| Abu Gharaq | 18.0°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 18 | 3.4 |
| Umm Qaşr | 19.7°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 30 | 4.6 |
| 'Ākra | 11.1°C1.3°C | 1.3°C | 134 | 9.6 |
| Al Fāw | 18.9°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 37 | 4.7 |
| Al-Musayab | 18.0°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 18 | 3.2 |
| Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah | 18.0°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 21 | 3.8 |
| Zaxo | 12.0°C1.4°C | 1.4°C | 105 | 9.9 |
| Al-Qāsim | 18.7°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 18 | 3.5 |
| Soran | 10.0°C0.7°C | 0.7°C | 132 | 10.0 |
| Hajiawa | 11.8°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 135 | 9.9 |
| Al Ḩayy | 18.8°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 31 | 4.8 |
| Aş Şuwayrah | 18.4°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 23 | 3.7 |
| Al Qā’im | 14.9°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 19 | 3.9 |
| Khāliş | 17.5°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 33 | 5.1 |
A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.