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Weather in July in Iraq

Planning a journey to Iraq this July 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 July?

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

Temperatures

The average maximum temperatures are very hot and range from 40°C in As Sulaymānīyah to 48°C in Al Başrah. Nighttime temperatures generally drop to 33°C in Al Başrah and 23°C in As Sulaymānīyah. On average, July is the warmest month of the year in Iraq. So be prepared and pack summer clothes.

Precipitation

July is a very dry month with an average rainfall of around 0.3 mm in Erbil.

For specific regional insights in Iraq for July, 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 July

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 July for the 5 most popular destinations in Iraq?

Erbil

In July Erbil generally has extremely high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 43°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 27°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Erbil
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   June June
<<  
39°C 
24°C 
1.4 mm 
a single day 
43°C 
27°C 
0.3 mm 
a single day 
August   >> August
>>  
43°C 
26°C 
0.2 mm 
a single day 
Climate in Erbil

Baghdād

In July Baghdād generally has extremely high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 47°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 32°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Baghdād
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   June June
<<  
44°C 
29°C 
348 hours 
0.1 mm 
0 days 
47°C 
32°C 
347 hours 
0 mm 
0 days 
August   >> August
>>  
47°C 
31°C 
353 hours 
0.1 mm 
0 days 
Climate in Baghdād

As Sulaymānīyah

In July As Sulaymānīyah generally has extremely high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 40°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 23°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

As Sulaymānīyah
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   June June
<<  
35°C 
19°C 
1.6 mm 
a single day 
40°C 
23°C 
0.3 mm 
a single day 
August   >> August
>>  
40°C 
22°C 
0.3 mm 
a single day 
Climate in As Sulaymānīyah

Karbala

In July Karbala generally has extremely high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 46°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 31°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Karbala
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   June June
<<  
43°C 
29°C 
348 hours 
0.1 mm 
0 days 
46°C 
31°C 
347 hours 
0 mm 
0 days 
August   >> August
>>  
46°C 
30°C 
353 hours 
0.1 mm 
0 days 
Climate in Karbala

Al Başrah

In July Al Başrah generally has extremely high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 48°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 33°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Al Başrah
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   June June
<<  
46°C 
31°C 
0.3 mm 
0 days 
48°C 
33°C 
0.2 mm 
0 days 
August   >> August
>>  
48°C 
32°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 July the best time to visit Iraq?

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

Generally speaking, March, April, May, October and November provide perfect weather in Erbil. On the other hand, the month of January tends to have poor weather conditions.

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