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Best time to visit Najaf

November is the best time to visit Najaf for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 2 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly February 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 97/100
The least cloud July 2 % 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 97 24 °C 2
2 March 91 25 °C 2
3 February 87 19 °C 2
4 December 84 18 °C 3
5 January 76 16 °C 4
6 April 73 31 °C 2
7 October 65 34 °C 1
8 May 45 38 °C 0
9 September 43 41 °C 0
10 June 36 42 °C 0
11 August 35 44 °C 0
12 July 32 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 16.3 °C 19 mm 34 %
February 19.3 °C 13 mm 29 %
March 25.0 °C 11 mm 29 %
April 31.3 °C 11 mm 28 %
May 37.7 °C 3 mm 23 %
June 42.0 °C under 1 mm 3 %
July 44.2 °C under 1 mm 2 %
August 44.3 °C under 1 mm 2 %
September 40.6 °C under 1 mm 3 %
October 34.2 °C 3 mm 18 %
November 23.8 °C 16 mm 31 %
December 17.8 °C 16 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.