Baghdad weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Baghdad, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 52°C on 2003-08-11; its coldest fell to -2°C on 2009-01-03.
Records by month
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 28°C2010-01-17
6°C2008-01-11
|
16°C2010-01-13
-2°C2009-01-03
|
| February | 31°C2010-02-18
7°C2020-02-11
|
19°C2010-02-17
-2°C1980-02-04
|
| March | 40°C2008-03-24
12°C1985-03-01
|
24°C2004-03-05
0°C1985-03-01
|
| April | 44°C2008-04-27
16°C2019-04-01
|
29°C1994-04-23
6°C2014-04-01
|
| May | 48°C1999-05-29
22°C2005-05-05
|
32°C1995-05-27
13°C1984-05-02
|
| June | 51°C2021-06-30
35°C2014-06-03
|
35°C2012-06-16
22°C1984-06-01
|
| July | 52°C2020-07-28
38°C2005-07-06
|
38°C1996-07-27
26°C2004-07-13
|
| August | 52°C2003-08-11
38°C1987-08-27
|
38°C2010-08-08
23°C1997-08-31
|
| September | 51°C2008-09-04
31°C1992-09-28
|
34°C2008-09-05
15°C2009-09-30
|
| October | 43°C2022-10-06
21°C1984-10-19
|
29°C2015-10-02
11°C1984-10-21
|
| November | 37°C2001-11-05
13°C1992-11-25
|
23°C2012-11-04
3°C2011-11-28
|
| December | 30°C2005-12-08
8°C1988-12-28
|
19°C1996-12-07
-2°C2004-12-18
|
Records by season
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 31°C2010-02-18
6°C2008-01-11
|
19°C1996-12-07
-2°C2009-01-03
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 48°C1999-05-29
12°C1985-03-01
|
32°C1995-05-27
0°C1985-03-01
|
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 52°C2003-08-11
35°C2014-06-03
|
38°C2010-08-08
22°C1984-06-01
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 51°C2008-09-04
13°C1992-11-25
|
34°C2008-09-05
3°C2011-11-28
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Baghdad has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.