Weather in Basra

Calculated from weather data of Basra International Airport (ORMM) between 2021 and 2025.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	19.7	20.3	22.1	16.5	18.0	20.3
February	21.9	20.0	21.6	21.0	23.1	23.3
March	27.3	26.6	26.0	27.5	26.5	27.8
April	33.7		34.1	33.2	35.2	36.2
May	40.1		38.5	39.3	39.1	43.0
June	46.2		46.8	45.3	46.7	47.0
July	47.8		46.8	48.2	46.5	48.5
August	47.4		47.1	47.8	47.7	47.5
September	44.5		43.2	45.1	44.1	43.2
October	37.0		34.7	37.1	38.7	37.6
November	27.3		27.5	27.1	28.6	28.6
December	21.6		20.8	23.6	23.1	21.3
Average	33.3	22.2	34.1	34.5	35.2	35.4

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	7.1	6	9	8	6	8
February	8.8	5	10	9	10	11
March	13.2	10	13	14	12	13
April	19.7		18	19	19	20
May	24.4		23	25	23	26
June	27.1		27	27	29	25
July	28.8		28	24	30	28
August	27.1		29	27	29	26
September	23.4		23	22	21	22
October	18.8		18	20	19	17
November	14.1		14	14	15	12
December	9.0		5	11	12	9
Average	17.3	6.6	18.0	18.2	19.2	18.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
30 °C or warmer	7	205	220	222	226
25 °C or warmer	20	258	262	270	277
20 °C or warmer	55	332	308	317	333
0 °C or colder	5	3	0	1	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	1.6	0	2	6	2	1
February	1.3	0	3	0	1	1
March	1.0	0	4	2	0	0
April	0.4		2	1	0	0
May	0.1		1	0	0	0
June	0.0		0	0	0	0
July	0.0		0	0	0	0
August	0.0		0	0	0	0
September	0.0		0	0	0	0
October	0.2		0	0	0	0
November	1.4		1	3	1	0
December	0.7		1	0	0	1
Average	0.5	0.2	1.1	0.8	0.3	0.2

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	17.0	16	21	14	16	16
February	17.8	20	18	17	17	16
March	19.3	21	21	18	18	20
April	19.5		22	19	17	21
May	20.0		25	21	21	17
June	25.5		23	29	21	30
July	24.3		28	24	24	20
August	20.4		24	20	18	19
September	18.5		23	19	17	22
October	14.9		18	16	13	17
November	15.8		21	16	15	15
December	15.6		19	13	16	15
Average	19.2	18.8	22.1	19.1	17.8	19.3

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	NW	NW	W	W	SW
February	NW	NW	W	W	W
March	NW	W	S	W	W
April		N	W	W	W
May		NW	W	W	W
June		NW	W	W	W
July		NW	W	W	W
August		NW	W	W	W
September		NW	NW	W	W
October		NW	NW	SW	W
November		NW	W	NW	W
December		NW	NW	NW	SW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Basra weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Basra?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 48 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Basra?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 20 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Basra?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 1.6 %.

Which month is the driest in Basra?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in June. The probability is about 0.0 %.