Basrah Weather in August
Basrah in August
The short of it: Basrah in August averages a high of 45 °C (114 °F) and a low of 28 °C (83 °F), with 0.0 mm (0.00 in) of rain and about 13 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 45° · low 28° · rain 0.0 mm · daylight 13 h 15 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & November
Thirty years of records give Basrah an average August high of 45°, a low of 28° and some 0.0 mm of rain. No month in Basrah runs warmer: highs about 45°. Rain is scarce, about 0.0 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 15 min in mid-August, 41 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and November.
Against its neighbours, Basrah runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Al Hārithah, 9 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Basrah, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al HārithahBasra | 9 km NNW | 45° | 28° | 0.0 mm |
| Abū al-KahṣībBasra | 12 km SE | 46° | 28° | 0.0 mm |
| Az ZubayrBasra | 15 km SSW | 46° | 28° | 0.0 mm |
| KhorramshahrKhuzestan | 39 km E | 46° | 28° | 0.0 mm |
| ŞafwānBasra | 44 km S | 46° | 28° | 0.0 mm |
| MīnūshahrKhuzestan | 46 km ESE | 46° | 28° | 0.0 mm |
| Mazāri‘ al ‘AbdalīAl Jahra Governorate | 52 km S | 46° | 28° | 0.0 mm |
| AbadanKhuzestan | 54 km ESE | 46° | 28° | 0.0 mm |