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Best time to visit Basrah

November is the best time to visit Basrah for general sightseeing, with average highs of 26 °C and about 3 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking November comfort 92/100
The least cloud July 2 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 0 mm
Warmth August 47 °C
Cooler weather January 18 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 November 92 26 °C 3
2 February 92 21 °C 3
3 December 90 20 °C 4
4 March 87 27 °C 3
5 January 83 18 °C 5
6 April 63 33 °C 2
7 October 54 36 °C 1
8 May 38 40 °C 1
9 September 36 43 °C 0
10 August 28 47 °C 0
11 June 27 45 °C 0
12 July 25 47 °C 0

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 47 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 18.1 °C 34 mm 36 %
February 21.2 °C 17 mm 29 %
March 26.6 °C 25 mm 30 %
April 33.5 °C 10 mm 34 %
May 40.4 °C 4 mm 24 %
June 45.0 °C under 1 mm 3 %
July 46.7 °C under 1 mm 2 %
August 46.7 °C under 1 mm 2 %
September 42.9 °C under 1 mm 2 %
October 36.3 °C 6 mm 15 %
November 26.0 °C 28 mm 32 %
December 19.7 °C 30 mm 36 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.