Baqubah weather in April

In April, Baqubah sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 17 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Baqubah's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baqubah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
6th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:37 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
34%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Baqubah is capital of Iraq's Diyala Governorate.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical April day in Baqubah reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12815
22816
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42916
52916
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72917
83017
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How April really feels in Baqubah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 11 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
11
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Baqubah weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 365.9106.2
Feb19° / 274.310.77.3
Mar25° / 13°304.211.78.2
Apr31° / 18°172.912.85.4
May38° / 24°51.413.71.5
Jun43° / 29°0014.20.0
Jul45° / 32°00140.0
Aug45° / 31°0013.30.0
Sep42° / 27°00.112.20.1
Oct35° / 21°121.811.23.4
Nov25° / 14°303.810.28.0
Dec19° / 335.19.87.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47624
57624
67624
77624
87624
97624
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Baqubah gets around 17 mm of rain over 2.9 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
113
212
312
412
512
611
711
811
911
1011
1111
1211
1311
1411
1511
1610
1710
1810
1910
2010
219
229
239
249
259
269
279
289
299
308

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29460
39361
49271
59271
69271
79181
89181
99181
109091
119091
129091
139091
149091
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209091
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288983
298983
308884

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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1111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:576:16
212.35:556:16
312.45:546:17
412.45:536:18
512.55:516:19
612.55:506:19
712.55:496:20
812.65:476:21
912.65:466:22
1012.65:446:22
1112.75:436:23
1212.75:426:24
1312.75:416:25
1412.85:396:25
1512.85:386:26
1612.85:376:27
1712.95:356:28
1812.95:346:29
1912.95:336:29
2013.05:326:30
2113.05:306:31
2213.05:296:32
2313.15:286:32
2413.15:276:33
2513.15:266:34
2613.25:246:35
2713.25:236:35
2813.25:226:36
2913.35:216:37
3013.35:206:38

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Baqubah

In seasonPeak

In April, Baqubah sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Baqubah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Baqubah?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Baqubah for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Baqubah in April

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

In April, Baqubah sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Baqubah in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighVery highHighModerateJun 13UV 10Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul5High
Aug9Very high
Sep5High
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Baqubah in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Baqubah is worst in December — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 2189 µg/m³Jul 1665 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr79Unhealthy
May79Unhealthy
Jun68Unhealthy
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep72Unhealthy
Oct85Unhealthy
Nov82Unhealthy
Dec90Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Baqubah?

Baqubah sits at 33.8°N, 44.6°E, 48 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Khāliş, 9.0 km away.

Abū GhuraybAl Maḩmūdīyah

Topography around Baqubah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baqubah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m.

The land around Baqubah is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and bare terrain (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and bare terrain (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
30 m
80 km
230 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Khāliş 9.0 km · Ad Dujayl 36 km · Al Miqdādīyah 40 km · Sadr City 43 km · Baghdad 50 km · Balad 51 km · Abū Ghurayb 63 km · Al Maḩmūdīyah 80 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
Christian 1%

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 Baqubah (33.754°, 44.6052°, elevation 48 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).