Basrah weather in June

In June, Basrah sees average daytime highs of 45°C and overnight lows near 30°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 44°C in the first days to 46°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of June to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Basrah's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Basrah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
45°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
30°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:50 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
3%
4th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Basrah is capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq.

Density
7,329/km²
people per km²
Founded
~638 CE

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 44°C in the first days to 46°C by the end.

A typical June day in Basrah reaches about 45°C in the afternoon and slips back to 30°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 42°C and 48°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 5°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Basrah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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
30
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Basrah weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 334.710.37.2
Feb22° / 11°183.110.98.2
Mar27° / 15°243.211.87.8
Apr33° / 21°101.912.74.1
May40° / 26°50.713.50.5
Jun45° / 30°00.113.90.0
Jul47° / 32°00.113.80.0
Aug47° / 31°10.113.10.0
Sep43° / 28°00.212.20.0
Oct36° / 22°7111.32.4
Nov27° / 15°323.610.57.6
Dec20° / 10°314.410.17.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Basrah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in June

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in June

Winds average 21 km/h in June, the windiest month of the year.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in June

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of June to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:52 AM to 4:53 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 7.84 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 7.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Basrah

In seasonPeak

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

Basrah sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is June a good time to visit Basrah?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Basrah.

What to pack for Basrah in June

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

In June, Basrah sees daytime highs around 45°C and nights near 30°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Basrah in June

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Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Basrah peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Basrah in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Basrah is worst in April — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyApr 1170 µg/m³Jun 2254 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan68Unhealthy
Feb64Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun54Poor
Jul55Poor
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep62Unhealthy
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov62Unhealthy
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Basrah?

Basrah sits at 30.5°N, 47.8°E, 4 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al Başrah al Qadīmah, 3.0 km away.

AbadanUmm Qaşr

Topography around Basrah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Basrah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.

The land around Basrah is covered by artificial surfaces (80%) within 3 km, bare terrain (67%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (73%) within 80 km.

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June weather nearby: Al Başrah al Qadīmah 3.0 km · Al Hārithah 9.0 km · Abū al-Kahṣīb 12 km · Az Zubayr 15 km · Khorramshahr 39 km · Şafwān 44 km · Abadan 54 km · Umm Qaşr 54 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 Basrah (30.5085°, 47.7804°, elevation 4 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).