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CityCompass

Basrah, Iraq

Name: Basrah monthly climate normals
Creator: NASA POWER
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

1.3M people
Basra

Best time to be here: March, April and November. Every month below carries its climate normals and a comfort score you can tune to your own tolerances.

Comfortable months: 8 of 12; Comfort 7 or above
Comfort peak: 10.0; In March
Year range: 6 to 47 °C; Coldest nights to warmest days
Sunshine a year: 3,457 h; Very sunny

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Climate and comfort, month by month

Your comfort zoneColdest night°CHottest afternoon feel°C

ComfortableMixedHarshAverage temperature, day-to-night range shaded

Jan8.618 °C

Feb9.121 °C

Mar10.028 °C

Apr9.633 °C

May7.441 °C

Jun6.045 °C

Jul5.947 °C

Aug5.947 °C

Sep6.743 °C

Oct8.736 °C

Nov9.626 °C

Dec8.720 °C

January18 °C / 6 °C8.6

Days 18 °C, nights 6 °C

221 h sunshine · 10.2 h daylight

21 mm rain · 58% humidity

Cool average of 11.8 C

February21 °C / 8 °C9.1

Days 21 °C, nights 8 °C

227 h sunshine · 10.9 h daylight

11 mm rain · 51% humidity

Cool average of 14.4 C
Dry, about 11 mm of rain

March28 °C / 13 °C10.0

Days 28 °C, nights 13 °C

289 h sunshine · 11.8 h daylight

8 mm rain · 38% humidity

Mild average of 20.1 C
Dry, about 8 mm of rain
Sunny, about 289 hours of sunshine

April33 °C / 18 °C9.6

Days 33 °C, nights 18 °C

274 h sunshine · 12.7 h daylight

8 mm rain · 31% humidity

Hot month, daily highs around 33.4 C
Dry, about 8 mm of rain
Sunny, about 274 hours of sunshine

May41 °C / 25 °C7.4

Days 41 °C, nights 25 °C

328 h sunshine · 13.5 h daylight

3 mm rain · 21% humidity

Hot month, daily highs around 40.6 C
Dry, about 3 mm of rain
Sunny, about 328 hours of sunshine

June45 °C / 29 °C6.0

Days 45 °C, nights 29 °C

380 h sunshine · 14.0 h daylight

1 mm rain · 14% humidity

Hot month, daily highs around 45.3 C
Dry, about 1 mm of rain
Sunny, about 380 hours of sunshine

July47 °C / 31 °C5.9

Days 47 °C, nights 31 °C

367 h sunshine · 13.8 h daylight

1 mm rain · 14% humidity

Hot month, daily highs around 47 C
Dry, about 1 mm of rain
Sunny, about 367 hours of sunshine

August47 °C / 31 °C5.9

Days 47 °C, nights 31 °C

350 h sunshine · 13.1 h daylight

0 mm rain · 15% humidity

Hot month, daily highs around 46.9 C
Dry, about 0 mm of rain
Sunny, about 350 hours of sunshine

September43 °C / 27 °C6.7

Days 43 °C, nights 27 °C

317 h sunshine · 12.2 h daylight

0 mm rain · 17% humidity

Hot month, daily highs around 42.9 C
Dry, about 0 mm of rain
Sunny, about 317 hours of sunshine

October36 °C / 21 °C8.7

Days 36 °C, nights 21 °C

272 h sunshine · 11.2 h daylight

4 mm rain · 28% humidity

Hot month, daily highs around 36.2 C
Dry, about 4 mm of rain
Sunny, about 272 hours of sunshine

November26 °C / 13 °C9.6

Days 26 °C, nights 13 °C

220 h sunshine · 10.4 h daylight

13 mm rain · 45% humidity

Mild average of 19.4 C
Dry, about 13 mm of rain

December20 °C / 7 °C8.7

Days 20 °C, nights 7 °C

213 h sunshine · 10.0 h daylight

16 mm rain · 56% humidity

Cool average of 13.4 C
Dry, about 16 mm of rain

The country behind the city

Living in Basrah means living under Iraq's tax and legal system. The essentials, from our country research:

Personal tax basisWorldwideResident income taxed wherever it arises

Cost floor, single$964/mo

LanguagesArabic, Kurdish

Safety4.44 / 10

Healthcare6.40 / 10

Internet6.99 / 10

Banking ease2.87 / 10

ClimateShield 20506.01 / 10

Would Iraq actually work for your taxes?

It runs regimes like NIC Investment Licence Tax Holiday, and whether they fit depends on your income, assets and citizenship, not on averages.

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Other cities in Iraq

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How the comfort score works (v1)

Each month scores 0 to 10 from four weighted components: temperature (35%), sunshine (25%), humidity (20%) and rain (20%), with an extra penalty when heat and humidity combine. Personal tolerances reshape the score: your heat limit compares to how afternoons feel (heat index), your cold limit to typical nights. Data: NASA POWER climatology 2001-2020 with elevation corrections, daylight computed from latitude.

City data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Climate normals: NASA POWER (2001-2020) · Live weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)

CityCompass

Basrah, Iraq

1.3M people
Basra

Best time to be here: March, April and November. Every month below carries its climate normals and a comfort score you can tune to your own tolerances.

Comfortable months: 8 of 12; Comfort 7 or above
Comfort peak: 10.0; In March
Year range: 6 to 47 °C; Coldest nights to warmest days
Sunshine a year: 3,457 h; Very sunny

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Climate and comfort, month by month

Your comfort zoneColdest night°CHottest afternoon feel°C

ComfortableMixedHarshAverage temperature, day-to-night range shaded

Jan8.618 °C

Feb9.121 °C

Mar10.028 °C

Apr9.633 °C

May7.441 °C

Jun6.045 °C

Jul5.947 °C

Aug5.947 °C

Sep6.743 °C

Oct8.736 °C

Nov9.626 °C

Dec8.720 °C

January18 °C / 6 °C8.6

Days 18 °C, nights 6 °C

221 h sunshine · 10.2 h daylight

21 mm rain · 58% humidity

Cool average of 11.8 C

February21 °C / 8 °C9.1

Days 21 °C, nights 8 °C

227 h sunshine · 10.9 h daylight

11 mm rain · 51% humidity

Cool average of 14.4 C
Dry, about 11 mm of rain

March28 °C / 13 °C10.0

Days 28 °C, nights 13 °C

289 h sunshine · 11.8 h daylight

8 mm rain · 38% humidity

Mild average of 20.1 C
Dry, about 8 mm of rain
Sunny, about 289 hours of sunshine

April33 °C / 18 °C9.6

Days 33 °C, nights 18 °C

274 h sunshine · 12.7 h daylight

8 mm rain · 31% humidity

Hot month, daily highs around 33.4 C
Dry, about 8 mm of rain
Sunny, about 274 hours of sunshine

May41 °C / 25 °C7.4

Days 41 °C, nights 25 °C

328 h sunshine · 13.5 h daylight

3 mm rain · 21% humidity

Hot month, daily highs around 40.6 C
Dry, about 3 mm of rain
Sunny, about 328 hours of sunshine

June45 °C / 29 °C6.0

Days 45 °C, nights 29 °C

380 h sunshine · 14.0 h daylight

1 mm rain · 14% humidity

Hot month, daily highs around 45.3 C
Dry, about 1 mm of rain
Sunny, about 380 hours of sunshine

July47 °C / 31 °C5.9

Days 47 °C, nights 31 °C

367 h sunshine · 13.8 h daylight

1 mm rain · 14% humidity

Hot month, daily highs around 47 C
Dry, about 1 mm of rain
Sunny, about 367 hours of sunshine

August47 °C / 31 °C5.9

Days 47 °C, nights 31 °C

350 h sunshine · 13.1 h daylight

0 mm rain · 15% humidity

Hot month, daily highs around 46.9 C
Dry, about 0 mm of rain
Sunny, about 350 hours of sunshine

September43 °C / 27 °C6.7

Days 43 °C, nights 27 °C

317 h sunshine · 12.2 h daylight

0 mm rain · 17% humidity

Hot month, daily highs around 42.9 C
Dry, about 0 mm of rain
Sunny, about 317 hours of sunshine

October36 °C / 21 °C8.7

Days 36 °C, nights 21 °C

272 h sunshine · 11.2 h daylight

4 mm rain · 28% humidity

Hot month, daily highs around 36.2 C
Dry, about 4 mm of rain
Sunny, about 272 hours of sunshine

November26 °C / 13 °C9.6

Days 26 °C, nights 13 °C

220 h sunshine · 10.4 h daylight

13 mm rain · 45% humidity

Mild average of 19.4 C
Dry, about 13 mm of rain

December20 °C / 7 °C8.7

Days 20 °C, nights 7 °C

213 h sunshine · 10.0 h daylight

16 mm rain · 56% humidity

Cool average of 13.4 C
Dry, about 16 mm of rain

The country behind the city

Living in Basrah means living under Iraq's tax and legal system. The essentials, from our country research:

Personal tax basisWorldwideResident income taxed wherever it arises

Cost floor, single$964/mo

LanguagesArabic, Kurdish

Safety4.44 / 10

Healthcare6.40 / 10

Internet6.99 / 10

Banking ease2.87 / 10

ClimateShield 20506.01 / 10

Would Iraq actually work for your taxes?

It runs regimes like NIC Investment Licence Tax Holiday, and whether they fit depends on your income, assets and citizenship, not on averages.

Run your GeoCompass analysis Read the full Iraq profile

Other cities in Iraq

See all 18 cities in Iraq

How the comfort score works (v1)

City data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Climate normals: NASA POWER (2001-2020) · Live weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)