Baghdad, Iraq climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Baghdad, Iraq, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 46°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 6°C.

Baghdad is the capital and largest city in Iraq. It is located on the banks of the Tigris in central Iraq. The city has an estimated population of 8 million. It ranks among the most populous and largest cities in the Middle East and the Arab world and constitutes 22% of Iraq's population. via Wikipedia

Baghdad average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Baghdad, Iraq, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (0 mm on an average day).

Month	Avg high	Avg low
January	17°C	6°C
February	20°C	8°C
March	24°C	12°C
April	32°C	18°C
May	38°C	24°C
June	43°C	28°C
July	46°C	31°C
August	46°C	31°C
September	42°C	26°C
October	36°C	21°C
November	25°C	13°C
December	19°C	8°C

Jan 2°–21°

Feb 4°–24°

Mar 8°–30°

Apr 14°–37°

May 20°–42°

Jun 26°–47°

Jul 29°–49°

Aug 28°–49°

Sep 24°–45°

Oct 18°–40°

Nov 9°–30°

Dec 3°–23°

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

Hottest day on record: 52°C on 2003-08-11
Coldest day on record: -2°C on 2009-01-03

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Percentiles compare each day to Baghdad, Iraq's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →