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Baghdad, Iraq climate
BWh Hot desert
Baghdad has a strongly seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 45°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 4°C at night. Precipitation totals about 158 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 30 mm while July barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Baghdad climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 16 | 19 | 24 | 31 | 38 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 41 | 35 | 24 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 10 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 27 | 18 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 30 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 26 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 16 | 19 | 24 | 31 | 38 | 43 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 10 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 35 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 26 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 30 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 45 | 46 | 41 | 35 | 24 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 37 | 37 | 33 | 27 | 18 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 29 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 26 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 1.0 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 0.7 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 4 | 3 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 1.0 | 10 | 28 | 30 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 4 | 3 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 31 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 0.7 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 45 | 44 | 45 | 48 | 39 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 37 | 43 | 48 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 61 | 56 | 47 | 39 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 28 | 46 | 59 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 45 | 44 | 45 | 48 | 39 | 20 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 61 | 56 | 47 | 39 | 28 | 18 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 18 | 17 | 21 | 37 | 43 | 48 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 28 | 46 | 59 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.