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Best time to visit Sulaymaniyah

October is the best time to visit Sulaymaniyah for general sightseeing, with average highs of 27 °C and about 3 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May.

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 October comfort 90/100
The least cloud August 4 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 0 mm
Warmth August 39 °C
Cooler weather January 9.0 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 90 27 °C 3
2 May 89 28 °C 5
3 April 87 21 °C 9
4 November 77 17 °C 8
5 September 66 34 °C 0
6 June 65 35 °C 0
7 March 63 15 °C 11
8 December 50 11 °C 10
9 July 49 39 °C 0
10 August 49 39 °C 0
11 February 42 11 °C 12
12 January 36 9.0 °C 12

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 12 wet days and highs near 9.0 °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 9.0 °C 128 mm 53 %
February 10.6 °C 127 mm 52 %
March 15.4 °C 117 mm 50 %
April 21.0 °C 84 mm 45 %
May 27.6 °C 27 mm 30 %
June 34.7 °C 1 mm 7 %
July 39.0 °C under 1 mm 4 %
August 39.0 °C under 1 mm 4 %
September 34.0 °C 1 mm 5 %
October 26.9 °C 38 mm 26 %
November 17.1 °C 83 mm 40 %
December 11.4 °C 106 mm 51 %

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.