🇮🇶 Iraq
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When to go
Iraq, month by month
Updated August 2026 · How we decide →
Typical weather
What Baghdad is usually like
What a typical day looks like, hour by hour: 8am when you get up, 2pm in the afternoon, 8pm when you are out in the evening — on Iraq’s own clock, at Baghdad. Ten-year averages (2011–2020) measured at the capital, so this is Baghdad, not the whole of Iraq, and a mountain or a coast a few hours away can be nothing like it. Averages, not a forecast: a typical January rather than any particular one.
| ✕January, avoid | 8.7°C | 17.1°C | 11.7°C | 30 mm | 10h 11m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✕February, avoid | 11.2°C | 19.8°C | 14.4°C | 28 mm | 11h 00m |
| ✕March, avoid | 16.4°C | 24.9°C | 19.2°C | 30 mm | 11h 56m |
| ✕April, avoid | 23°C | 31.1°C | 25.1°C | 17 mm | 13h 00m |
| ✕May, avoid | 30°C | 37.8°C | 31.7°C | 10 mm | 13h 53m |
| ✕June, avoid | 34.9°C | 43°C | 36.9°C | 0 mm | 14h 21m |
| ✕July, avoid | 37°C | 45.8°C | 39.6°C | 0 mm | 14h 09m |
| ✕August, avoid | 36.2°C | 45.6°C | 38.9°C | 0 mm | 13h 24m |
| ✕September, avoid | 32.4°C | 42.2°C | 34.8°C | 0 mm | 12h 24m |
| ✕October, avoid | 24.9°C | 34.6°C | 27.5°C | 17 mm | 11h 23m |
| ✕November, avoid | 15.9°C | 24.1°C | 18.4°C | 46 mm | 10h 27m |
| ✕December, avoid | 10.3°C | 18.6°C | 13.1°C | 30 mm | 9h 58m |
Twelve months in order. Tap any heading to sort by it — the driest month, the longest day, the afternoon closest to the one you like.
The colour is the month, not the weather: ✕ avoid.
Temperature and rainfall are ERA5. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of this information. Daylight: MET Norway, measured on the 15th of each month — the sun does not change, so that figure is exact rather than an average. Rainfall is a monthly total; daylight is sunset minus sunrise.
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FCDO advises against travel.
Getting in, and staying safe
Visas, entry rules and health — the official pages
Entry rules, visa requirements, vaccinations and safety advice for Iraq all live on the pages below. Each one goes straight to Iraq, not to a search box.
We link to official sources and stop there. We do not check, summarise, rank or verify them — always read the official page itself before you travel, and read the one for your own nationality. We are an independent site with no government connection.
At a glance
The practical bits
| Plug types | C, G |
|---|---|
| Voltage | 230V |
| Emergency numbers * | 104, 115, 122, 911 |
| Currency | Iraqi dinar (IQD ع.د) |
| Language | Arabic, Aramaic, Sorani |
| Dialling code | +964 |
| Driving | On the right |
| Coastline | 58 km of coastline |
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* Emergency numbers can change, and can vary by region within a country. Always confirm with your accommodation or the nearest embassy before you travel.
Worth knowing
Five things that hold almost everywhere
- Grab (or the local equivalent) beats street taxis in most of Asia — and even where you don't use it, the app price tells you what's fair.
- ATMs: withdraw big and rarely, always in the local currency, and always decline the machine's kind offer to charge your card in pounds — that 'service' costs 3–6%.
- eSIM before you land (Airalo or similar) so you're online at arrivals; swap to a local SIM if you're staying weeks.
- Scooters anywhere: without the right licence category your travel insurance is void. That's the whole conversation.
- Save the local emergency number on day one, and know which private hospital expats use in your city — ask your host the day you arrive.
General travel habits, not advice specific to Iraq. Rules, prices and fees change — check anything that matters before you rely on it.