Climate averages 1991–2020
Weather in Iraq in January
In January, average daytime highs across the 59 cities listed in Iraq range from 7.5°C in Soran to 18.1°C in Al Madīnah. Monthly rainfall ranges from 19 mm in Najaf to 158 mm in Hajiawa.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
City by city
January in Iraq
| City | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baghdad | 16.2°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 28 | 4.9 |
| Al Mawşil al Jadīdah | 12.2°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 71 | 9.7 |
| Erbil | 11.6°C1.4°C | 1.4°C | 102 | 10.7 |
| Basrah | 18.1°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 33 | 4.7 |
| Karbala | 15.6°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 20 | 4.0 |
| Sadr City | 16.2°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 32 | 5.7 |
| Kirkuk | 12.8°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 88 | 10.1 |
| Abū Ghurayb | 16.1°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 25 | 4.4 |
| Sulaymaniyah | 9.0°C-0.8°C | -0.8°C | 131 | 12.1 |
| Nasiriyah | 17.9°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 25 | 4.0 |
| Najaf | 16.4°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 19 | 3.6 |
| Al Hillah | 16.7°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 22 | 3.9 |
| Abū al-Kahṣīb | 18.1°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 36 | 5.2 |
| Al Maḩmūdīyah | 16.5°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 24 | 4.3 |
| Dihok | 10.0°C0.4°C | 0.4°C | 91 | 10.1 |
| Al ‘Amārah | 17.3°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 39 | 5.8 |
| Al Diwaniyah | 17.3°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 22 | 3.6 |
| Al-Kut | 16.8°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 33 | 4.9 |
| Al Madīnah | 18.1°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 32 | 4.8 |
| Kelar | 14.0°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 99 | 9.6 |
| Ramadi | 14.8°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 20 | 4.2 |
| Al Fallūjah | 15.4°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 21 | 4.2 |
| Ash Shaţrah | 17.7°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 26 | 4.2 |
| Khānaqīn | 14.4°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 80 | 9.0 |
| Bayjī | 13.9°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 39 | 6.5 |
| Ash Sharqāt | 13.1°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 45 | 7.4 |
| Sāmarrā’ | 14.8°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 35 | 5.8 |
| Al Miqdādīyah | 15.4°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 51 | 7.1 |
| As Samawah | 17.4°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 22 | 3.6 |
| Baqubah | 15.7°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 35 | 5.8 |
| Sumayl | 10.1°C0.6°C | 0.6°C | 83 | 10.1 |
| Simele | 10.2°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 83 | 10.1 |
| Xebat | 12.0°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 90 | 10.2 |
| Khasnahzān | 10.2°C-0.1°C | -0.1°C | 121 | 11.9 |
| Qeładizê | 8.5°C-1.1°C | -1.1°C | 155 | 12.7 |
| Al Hindīyah | 16.3°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 21 | 4.0 |
| Al Qurnah | 18.1°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 34 | 5.0 |
| Baḥarkah | 11.2°C1.3°C | 1.3°C | 102 | 10.7 |
| Sīnah | 9.4°C-0.3°C | -0.3°C | 91 | 10.1 |
| Az Zubayr | 18.0°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 33 | 4.7 |
| Ţūz Khūrmātū | 13.7°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 75 | 8.4 |
| Rānyah | 8.7°C-0.8°C | -0.8°C | 152 | 12.5 |
| Qal‘at Sukkar | 17.4°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 26 | 4.2 |
| An Nu‘mānīyah | 16.8°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 30 | 4.5 |
| Kufa | 16.8°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 20 | 3.3 |
| Abu Gharaq | 16.4°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 21 | 4.0 |
| Umm Qaşr | 17.9°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 35 | 4.8 |
| 'Ākra | 8.9°C-0.7°C | -0.7°C | 146 | 11.0 |
| Al Fāw | 17.0°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 39 | 4.8 |
| Al-Musayab | 16.4°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 22 | 3.9 |
| Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah | 16.4°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 24 | 4.3 |
| Zaxo | 10.0°C-0.4°C | -0.4°C | 113 | 10.3 |
| Al-Qāsim | 17.1°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 22 | 3.8 |
| Soran | 7.5°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 150 | 11.9 |
| Hajiawa | 9.4°C-0.5°C | -0.5°C | 158 | 12.4 |
| Al Ḩayy | 17.1°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 32 | 4.9 |
| Aş Şuwayrah | 16.7°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 28 | 4.5 |
| Al Qā’im | 13.5°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 25 | 5.4 |
| Khāliş | 15.8°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 35 | 5.8 |
A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.