Best time to visit Mosul

April is the best time to visit Mosul for general sightseeing, with average highs of 25 °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 April comfort 93/100
The least cloud August 2 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 0 mm
Warmth July 43 °C
Cooler weather January 12 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 April 93 25 °C 6
2 November 93 20 °C 6
3 March 83 19 °C 8
4 October 82 30 °C 3
5 May 74 32 °C 3
6 December 64 14 °C 8
7 February 62 14 °C 9
8 January 54 12 °C 9
9 September 52 37 °C 0
10 June 46 39 °C 0
11 August 42 42 °C 0
12 July 41 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 12.2 °C 69 mm 49 %
February 14.1 °C 62 mm 46 %
March 18.9 °C 62 mm 43 %
April 25.1 °C 41 mm 40 %
May 32.4 °C 16 mm 29 %
June 39.0 °C 1 mm 6 %
July 42.6 °C under 1 mm 3 %
August 42.2 °C under 1 mm 2 %
September 37.2 °C 1 mm 4 %
October 29.8 °C 18 mm 25 %
November 19.9 °C 49 mm 38 %
December 13.9 °C 61 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.

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