Weather in Basra

Iraq · Basra Governorate · 30.5085, 47.7804

Today Now 6:43 AM

+81° Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast

Today10/16 Temperature°F Cloudiness Precipitation Windmph Wind gusts Humidity PressureinHg Dew point°F Visibilitymi UV index
Hourly forecast — Basra

Forecast in words

Today

Expect mostly clear. Daytime high +104°, overnight low +81°. Light wind, up to 6 mph. No precipitation expected.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow mostly clear: daytime +100°, nighttime +79°, 4° colder.

Week

During the week the thermometer stays between +79°…+104°. Warmest day — Fri, up to +104°. Nighttime weekly low: +79° (Sat). The week promises to be dry. Cloudless weather for 6 days.

Week vs norm

  1. Today 10/16 +104° +6° usually +98°
  2. Tomorrow 10/17 +100° +3° usually +98°
  3. Sun 10/18 +104° +7° usually +97°
  4. Mon 10/19 +102° +6° usually +96°
  5. Tue 10/20 +100° +5° usually +96°
  6. Wed 10/21 +102° +7° usually +95°
  7. Thu 10/22 +102° +8° usually +95°
  8. Fri 10/23 +86° −8° usually +94°

Difference between forecast daytime high and the 1991–2020 norm for this date.

This day, October 16

Today is warmer than usual for this date.

  • Heat record +109° 2021
  • Cold record +61° 1995
  • Strongest gust 30 mph 2000

Records for this calendar date, 1991-2024, ERA5 reanalysis.

Climate in Basra

Today is about 5° warmer than usual for October.

Climate normals by month, Basra
Month Daytime / Nighttime Average Precipitation in
Jan +65° / +47° +55° 1.4
Feb +70° / +49° +60° 0.7
Mar +80° / +57° +69° 1.0
Apr +92° / +68° +81° 0.4
May +105° / +79° +93° 0.2
Jun +114° / +87° +101° 0.0
Jul +117° / +90° +104° 0.0
Aug +117° / +89° +103° 0.0
Sep +110° / +82° +96° 0.0
Oct +99° / +72° +85° 0.2
Nov +80° / +59° +69° 1.2
Dec +69° / +50° +58° 1.2

Climatic normals for 1991–2025 years from ERA5-Land reanalysis.

Astronomical data

Sunrise / sunset 5:51 AM | 5:16 PM
Moon 11:11 AM | 9:07 PM
Moon phase Waxing crescent 29%
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