Basra Governorate · Iraq
Abū al-Kahṣīb
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Iraq at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
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- Local time
- Asia/Baghdad
- Country
- Iraq
- Population
- 357,771
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Airports
- BSR
- 24 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 936 km
- 1 hr 50 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Abū al-Kahṣīb, month by month
- Jan19°
- Feb22°
- Mar28°
- Apr34°
- May41°
- Jun46°
- Jul48°
- Aug47°
- Sept43°
- Oct37°
- Nov26°
- Dec20°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 19°C in January to 48°C in July, with about 120 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for Abū al-KahṣībModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
No airport with scheduled flights is listed for Abū al-Kahṣīb itself; these are the nearest.
- BSRBasra International AirportLarge · Basra24 km from the centre
- ABDAbadan Ayatollah Jami International AirportLarge · Ābādān35 km from the centre
- MRXMahshahr AirportMedium · Bandar-e Māhshahr123 km from the centre
- AWZQasem Soleimani International AirportLarge · Ahvāz130 km from the centre
- KWIKuwait International AirportLarge · Kuwait City136 km from the centre
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBAbū al-Kahṣīb
936 km
1 hr 50 mins · Estimate
From AUHAbū al-Kahṣīb
944 km
1 hr 50 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Baghdad
- Country
- Iraq
- Currency
- Iraqi Dinar IQDToday's indicative rate: IQD 1,000 ≈ USD 0.659Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and G230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 104police115fire122ambulance911general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +964 · On the right
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Iraq at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)