Baghdad in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Baghdad sees average daytime highs around 45°C and overnight lows near 30°C, with 0 mm of rain over about 0 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 42°C in early June to 45°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Baghdad's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Baghdad's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 45°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 30°C
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Avg wind: 16 km/h
Travel score: 0.0; weakest season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Baghdad in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 42°C in early June to 45°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Baghdad reaches about 45°C and drops to 30°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

How summer really feels in Baghdad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

92 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Baghdad weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 7°	28	4.9	10	6.6
Feb	20° / 9°	21	3.8	10.8	7.6
Mar	25° / 13°	22	3.6	11.7	8.2
Apr	32° / 18°	14	2.7	12.8	5.1
May	38° / 24°	5	1	13.7	1.3
Jun	43° / 29°	0	0	14.2	0.0
Jul	46° / 31°	0	0	14	0.0
Aug	46° / 31°	0	0	13.2	0.0
Sep	42° / 27°	0	0.2	12.2	0.1
Oct	35° / 21°	9	1.6	11.2	3.2
Nov	25° / 14°	26	3.4	10.3	8.0
Dec	19° / 9°	24	3.9	9.8	7.4

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Baghdad gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Summer

Winds average 16 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours in early June to 12 h 48 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 7.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Baghdad

In seasonPeak

In summer, Baghdad overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Baghdad sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

Dust

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Is summer a good time to visit Baghdad?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Baghdad.

What to pack for Baghdad in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Baghdad sees daytime highs around 45°C and nights near 30°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Baghdad in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baghdad peaks around June 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	5	5	8	10	6	9	5	5	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	High	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	6	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Baghdad in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Baghdad is worst in December — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Baghdad's WHO annual average of 42.5 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	48	47	44	43	42	35	33	35	40	47	46	50
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	48	Poor
Feb	47	Poor
Mar	44	Poor
Apr	43	Poor
May	42	Poor
Jun	35	Poor
Jul	33	Moderate
Aug	35	Poor
Sep	40	Poor
Oct	47	Poor
Nov	46	Poor
Dec	50	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Baghdad?

Baghdad sits at 33.3°N, 44.4°E, 41 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Sadr City, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Baghdad

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Baghdad.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baghdad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m.

The land around Baghdad is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (55%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and bare terrain (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

22 m

artificial surfaces 84%

16 km

62 m

artificial surfaces 55%

80 km

68 m

cropland 47%

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Summer weather nearby: Sadr City 8.0 km · Abū Ghurayb 20 km · Al Maḩmūdīyah 31 km · Baqubah 50 km · Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 51 km · Khāliş 53 km · Al Fallūjah 57 km · Aş Şuwayrah 58 km

Iraq travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,410; 2025
Happiness: 5.2 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 60%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 9.5; per 100k, 2013
Road deaths: 27.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 406
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Baghdad (33.3406°, 44.4009°, elevation 41 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.