Basra Governorate · Iraq
Basra
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
- 1,326,564
- Elevation
- 4 m
- Airports
- BSR
- 12 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 947 km
- 1 hr 50 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Basra, month by month
- Jan18°
- Feb21°
- Mar28°
- Apr33°
- May41°
- Jun45°
- Jul47°
- Aug47°
- Sept43°
- Oct36°
- Nov26°
- Dec20°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 18°C in January to 47°C in July, with about 84 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for BasraModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Basra
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBBasra
947 km
1 hr 50 mins · Estimate
From AUHBasra
956 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)