Baghdad · Iraq
Abū Ghurayb
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)
- Local time
- Asia/Baghdad
- Country
- Iraq
- Population
- 900,000
- Elevation
- 42 m
- Airports
- BGW
- 6.7 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 1,410 km
- 2 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Abū Ghurayb, month by month
- Jan16°
- Feb19°
- Mar24°
- Apr31°
- May38°
- Jun43°
- Jul46°
- Aug46°
- Sept41°
- Oct34°
- Nov23°
- Dec17°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 16°C in January to 46°C in July, with about 201 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for Abū GhuraybModelled 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 Ghurayb itself; these are the nearest.
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBAbū Ghurayb
1,410 km
2 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
From AUHAbū Ghurayb
1,420 km
2 hrs 25 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
On the map
Places near Abū Ghurayb
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)