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Weather in August in Iraq

Planning a journey to Iraq this August and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in Iraq in August?

August in Iraq generally has very hot temperatures, with almost no precipitation. August is a summer month.

Temperatures

The average maximum temperatures are very hot and range from 40°C in Ar-Rutbah to 48°C in Al Başrah. Nighttime temperatures generally drop to 32°C in Al Başrah and 25°C in Ar-Rutbah. The temperatures mentioned for daytime and nighttime are general averages. However there can be days that surpass these temperatures. So equip yourself with clothing that can handle the potential heat.

Precipitation

August is a very dry month with an average rainfall of around 0.2 mm in Erbil. Looking at the climate data spanning the last 30 years, this month usually has the lowest rainfall in Erbil, marking it as the year's driest month.

For specific regional insights in Iraq for August, refer to the map provided below. For an in-depth overview of the yearly weather conditions, do visit our Iraq climate page.

Where to go in Iraq in August

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Iraq on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in August for the 5 most popular destinations in Iraq?

Erbil

In August Erbil generally has extremely high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 43°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 26°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Erbil
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<<   July July
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43°C 
27°C 
0.3 mm 
a single day 
43°C 
26°C 
0.2 mm 
a single day 
38°C 
22°C 
1.1 mm 
a single day 
Climate in Erbil

Baghdād

In August Baghdād generally has extremely high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 47°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 31°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Baghdād
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sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
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<<   July July
<<  
47°C 
32°C 
347 hours 
0 mm 
0 days 
47°C 
31°C 
353 hours 
0.1 mm 
0 days 
43°C 
27°C 
315 hours 
0.4 mm 
0 days 
Climate in Baghdād

As Sulaymānīyah

In August As Sulaymānīyah generally has extremely high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 40°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 22°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

As Sulaymānīyah
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
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precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   July July
<<  
40°C 
23°C 
0.3 mm 
a single day 
40°C 
22°C 
0.3 mm 
a single day 
35°C 
17°C 
1.7 mm 
a single day 
Climate in As Sulaymānīyah

Karbala

In August Karbala generally has extremely high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 46°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 30°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Karbala
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
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sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   July July
<<  
46°C 
31°C 
347 hours 
0 mm 
0 days 
46°C 
30°C 
353 hours 
0.1 mm 
0 days 
42°C 
27°C 
315 hours 
0.3 mm 
0 days 
Climate in Karbala

Al Başrah

In August Al Başrah generally has extremely high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 48°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 32°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Al Başrah
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
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precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   July July
<<  
48°C 
33°C 
0.2 mm 
0 days 
48°C 
32°C 
0.5 mm 
0 days 
45°C 
28°C 
0.5 mm 
0 days 
Climate in Al Başrah

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Iraq.

Is August the best time to visit Iraq?

In our opinion, August may not be the ideal time to visit Iraq due to the typically unpleasant weather in Erbil.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in March, April, May, October and November offering mostly perfect weather in Erbil. The weather in January, on the other hand, tends to be poor.

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