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Best time to visit Erbil

April is the best time to visit Erbil for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly October to November.

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 April comfort 93/100
The least cloud August 3 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 0 mm
Warmth July 41 °C
Cooler weather January 12 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 April 93 24 °C 7
2 November 89 20 °C 7
3 October 84 29 °C 3
4 May 80 31 °C 4
5 March 76 18 °C 10
6 December 61 14 °C 9
7 February 57 13 °C 10
8 September 56 36 °C 0
9 June 50 38 °C 0
10 January 50 12 °C 10
11 August 43 41 °C 0
12 July 43 41 °C 0

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 41 °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 11.6 °C 99 mm 49 %
February 13.3 °C 89 mm 47 %
March 17.7 °C 88 mm 45 %
April 23.7 °C 62 mm 41 %
May 30.7 °C 22 mm 29 %
June 37.6 °C 1 mm 7 %
July 41.5 °C under 1 mm 3 %
August 41.2 °C under 1 mm 3 %
September 36.2 °C 1 mm 4 %
October 29.2 °C 27 mm 26 %
November 19.5 °C 62 mm 38 %
December 13.6 °C 84 mm 48 %

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.