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Best time to visit Kirkuk

November is the best time to visit Kirkuk for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly March to April.

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 95/100
The least cloud August 3 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 0 mm
Warmth July 43 °C
Cooler weather January 13 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 November 95 21 °C 6
2 April 91 26 °C 7
3 March 85 19 °C 9
4 October 78 30 °C 3
5 May 69 33 °C 3
6 December 69 15 °C 9
7 February 65 14 °C 9
8 January 57 13 °C 10
9 September 48 37 °C 0
10 June 43 39 °C 0
11 August 39 42 °C 0
12 July 38 43 °C 0

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 43 °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 12.7 °C 87 mm 47 %
February 14.5 °C 74 mm 45 %
March 19.3 °C 75 mm 44 %
April 25.8 °C 50 mm 40 %
May 32.9 °C 15 mm 28 %
June 39.2 °C 1 mm 6 %
July 42.5 °C under 1 mm 3 %
August 42.2 °C under 1 mm 3 %
September 37.4 °C 1 mm 4 %
October 30.5 °C 30 mm 25 %
November 20.6 °C 54 mm 36 %
December 14.8 °C 77 mm 47 %

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.