Weather in Mosul

Mosul is in Iraq at 36.3°N. The 2001–2020 NASA POWER daily record describes a Mediterranean pattern: dry summers and wetter winters. July is the warmest month (average 35.2°C, high 43.2°C) and January is the coolest (average 6.8°C, low 1.6°C).

Rain is wet season runs from March to April, inside an annual total of 315 mm. The wettest month is March at 54 mm; the driest is July at 1 mm. On this site the months that score closest to a 22°C day, lighter rain, and moderate humidity are May, September, and October.

Best months to visit Mosul

The three months with the highest comfort score are May, September, and October: May (24.6°C average, 19 mm, 41% humidity); September (30.4°C average, 2 mm, 20% humidity); October (23.6°C average, 21 mm, 33% humidity). They fall in calendar order. The score rewards averages near 22°C, lower rainfall, and humidity near 60%. It is a climate score, not a festival or price calendar.

If you want the wet season itself — fewer crowds, greener landscape, heavier rain — aim at March–April instead of the score.

Hot and cool months in Mosul

The heat peaks in July, when the typical afternoon is 43.2°C. The opposite pole is January, when mornings average 1.6°C.

Mean high across all twelve months is 27.6°C and mean low is 14.1°C. These are 20-year grid averages, so a city station can read a few degrees warmer or cooler.

Rain through the year

The wet season in Mosul starts in March and ends in April (March and April). March is the core of it at 54 mm. July is the other extreme, with 1 mm.

A rainy day here is a day with at least 1 mm in the NASA POWER series. March averages 9 such days; July averages 0.

The calendar in Mosul

January is the coolest month, with lows around 1.6°C and highs near 12.0°C. Rainfall is 47 mm. February brings 42 mm and 9 rainy days; temperatures run from 2.8°C to 14.4°C. March is when the wet season typically starts in Mosul: highs near 19.7°C, and rainfall jumps to 54 mm (9 rainy days). By April the wet season is ending. Mosul still sees about 48 mm, but the next month is usually leaner. In May, Mosul averages 32.3°C by day and 17.0°C at night, with 19 mm of rain. June brings 3 mm and 1 rainy days; temperatures run from 23.1°C to 39.6°C.

Peak heat arrives in July: 43.2°C by day, 27.1°C at night, and 16% humidity. August: 42.8°C high, 27.2°C low, 1 mm rain, 17% humidity. In September, Mosul averages 37.9°C by day and 23.0°C at night, with 2 mm of rain. In October, Mosul averages 30.2°C by day and 17.0°C at night, with 21 mm of rain. November: 20.1°C high, 8.5°C low, 32 mm rain, 52% humidity. December stands apart from the months beside it: 14.0°C / 3.6°C and 47 mm.

How Mosul compares inside Iraq

Erbil is about 81 km away: Mosul is about as warm as Erbil at the hot peak and a similar annual rainfall (283 mm in Erbil). Erbil’s wettest month is March (50 mm) versus March here.

Baghdad is about 353 km away: Mosul is 2.1°C cooler than Baghdad in its hottest month and 114 mm wetter over the year than Baghdad. Baghdad’s wettest month is January (36 mm) versus March here.

Karbala is about 422 km away: Mosul is 1.2°C cooler than Karbala in its hottest month and 194 mm wetter over the year than Karbala. Karbala’s wettest month is January (22 mm) versus March here.