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Best time to visit Karbala

November is the best time to visit Karbala for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 3 wet days.

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 98/100
The least cloud July 1 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 0 mm
Warmth August 44 °C
Cooler weather January 16 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 November 98 23 °C 3
2 March 94 24 °C 2
3 February 86 18 °C 3
4 December 82 17 °C 3
5 April 76 31 °C 2
6 January 75 16 °C 4
7 October 67 33 °C 1
8 May 48 37 °C 1
9 September 43 40 °C 0
10 June 36 41 °C 0
11 August 35 44 °C 0
12 July 33 44 °C 0

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 44 °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 15.5 °C 21 mm 35 %
February 18.5 °C 17 mm 30 %
March 24.2 °C 13 mm 29 %
April 30.6 °C 11 mm 29 %
May 36.9 °C 3 mm 23 %
June 41.3 °C under 1 mm 3 %
July 43.6 °C under 1 mm 1 %
August 43.6 °C under 1 mm 2 %
September 39.8 °C under 1 mm 3 %
October 33.4 °C 4 mm 19 %
November 23.2 °C 19 mm 31 %
December 17.1 °C 17 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.