Best time to visit Al ‘Amārah

The best time to visit Al ‘Amārah is November–March, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.

Al ‘Amārah, Maysan, Iraq

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  • Made good or best by an event
Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January18.6 °C / 65 °F8.6 °C / 47 °F27 mm / 1.1 inbest month
February21.7 °C / 71 °F10.7 °C / 51 °F26 mm / 1 inbest month
March27.4 °C / 81 °F14.9 °C / 59 °F26 mm / 1 inbest month
April33.6 °C / 92 °F20.2 °C / 68 °F19 mm / 0.7 ingood month
May40.3 °C / 105 °F26.4 °C / 80 °F10 mm / 0.4 inneither best nor good
June45.6 °C / 114 °F30.7 °C / 87 °F0 mm / 0 inneither best nor good
July47.3 °C / 117 °F32.5 °C / 91 °F0 mm / 0 inneither best nor good
August47.3 °C / 117 °F31.9 °C / 89 °F0 mm / 0 inneither best nor good
September43.6 °C / 110 °F27.7 °C / 82 °F0 mm / 0 inneither best nor good
October36.6 °C / 98 °F22.2 °C / 72 °F14 mm / 0.6 inneither best nor good
November26.5 °C / 80 °F15 °C / 59 °F38 mm / 1.5 inbest month
December20.3 °C / 69 °F10.1 °C / 50 °F37 mm / 1.5 inbest month
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: best
  2. FFebruary: best
  3. MMarch: best
  4. AApril: good
  5. MMay: neither
  6. JJune: neither
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: neither
  11. NNovember: best
  12. DDecember: best
Best
November–March
Good
April
Why these months
  • January · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 15.9 °C / 61 °F, average daily high 18.6 °C / 65 °F, precipitation 27 mm / 1.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 87%, wet days 4.6 days, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, relative humidity 66%, average daily low 8.6 °C / 47 °F.

  • February · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 18.9 °C / 66 °F, average daily high 21.7 °C / 71 °F, precipitation 26 mm / 1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 87%, wet days 3.8 days, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, average daily low 10.7 °C / 51 °F, relative humidity 56%.

  • March · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 24.8 °C / 77 °F, precipitation 26 mm / 1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, average daily high 27.4 °C / 81 °F, wet days 3.5 days, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, average daily low 14.9 °C / 59 °F, relative humidity 42%.

  • April · good

    In its favour: precipitation 19 mm / 0.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, wet days 3 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, relative humidity 35%, average daily low 20.2 °C / 68 °F.

    Against: feels like (high) 32 °C / 90 °F, average daily high 33.6 °C / 92 °F.

  • November · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 24.6 °C / 76 °F, precipitation 38 mm / 1.5 in, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, average daily high 26.5 °C / 80 °F, wet days 3.8 days, days with heavy rain 1.3 days, average daily low 15 °C / 59 °F, relative humidity 54%.

  • December · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 18 °C / 64 °F, average daily high 20.3 °C / 69 °F, precipitation 37 mm / 1.5 in, share of daylight that is sunny 87%, wet days 4.5 days, days with heavy rain 1.2 days, average daily low 10.1 °C / 50 °F, relative humidity 66%.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is پیست اسکی تاریک دره, Tarik Darreh Ski Resort, 342 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) 15.9 °C18.9 °C24.8 °C32 °C38.6 °C42.6 °C45.1 °C46.2 °C41.7 °C34.7 °C24.6 °C18 °C
Days with heavy rain 0.8 days0.8 days0.8 days0.5 days0.2 days0 days0 days0 days0 days0.2 days1.3 days1.2 days
Time rain usually falls 11 am2 am10 am5 pm4 pm2 pm5 pm5 pm6 pm7 pm2 pm10 am
Sunshine per day 9 h9.6 h11 h11.5 h12.5 h13.4 h13 h12.2 h11.7 h10.6 h9.4 h8.8 h
Relative humidity 66%56%42%35%24%16%16%18%21%31%54%66%

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–202536.1 µg/m³30.5 µg/m³39 µg/m³36.9 µg/m³42.4 µg/m³42.9 µg/m³55.9 µg/m³57.2 µg/m³49.4 µg/m³42.2 µg/m³34 µg/m³33.5 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202554.2 µg/m³48.2 µg/m³62 µg/m³64.3 µg/m³71.8 µg/m³65.8 µg/m³79.7 µg/m³81.5 µg/m³76.7 µg/m³64.6 µg/m³50.6 µg/m³51.1 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

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Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).