Baghdad climate

Name: Baghdad
Address: Mesopotamia, Iraq

Iraq · Mesopotamia · 33.315° N, 44.366° E

Köppen BWhhot desertArid

Blistering, near-rainless summers and cool winters on the Tigris.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 114°F / 45°C

Coldest month

January, 43°F / 6°C

Annual swing

70°F / 39°C

Wettest month

January

Driest month

June

Rain per year

6.1" / 156 mm

Snow per year

0.1" / 2 mm

Elevation

115 ft / 35 m

Time zone

Asia/Baghdad

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	62 / 17	43 / 6	1.29 / 33	0.0 / 0	70%	6.6 / 10.6	33%
February	67 / 19	47 / 8	0.74 / 19	0.1 / 2	60%	7.1 / 11.4	29%
March	74 / 23	53 / 12	1.13 / 29	0.0 / 0	50%	8.3 / 13.4	34%
April	87 / 31	63 / 17	0.48 / 12	0.0 / 0	36%	8.1 / 13.0	33%
May	100 / 38	75 / 24	0.01 / 0	0.0 / 0	22%	8.7 / 14.0	18%
June	109 / 43	83 / 29	0.00 / 0	0.0 / 0	17%	10.3 / 16.6	6%
July	114 / 45	88 / 31	0.00 / 0	0.0 / 0	16%	10.6 / 17.1	1%
August	113 / 45	88 / 31	0.00 / 0	0.0 / 0	18%	9.7 / 15.6	3%
September	107 / 42	81 / 27	0.00 / 0	0.0 / 0	21%	8.7 / 14.0	2%
October	95 / 35	71 / 21	0.11 / 3	0.0 / 0	31%	6.8 / 10.9	21%
November	77 / 25	58 / 14	1.13 / 29	0.0 / 0	56%	6.4 / 10.3	31%
December	66 / 19	49 / 9	1.24 / 31	0.0 / 0	71%	6.5 / 10.5	35%

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