Weather in Baghdad in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Baghdad in April
The expected average maximum temperature in April is +30°C with a maximum of +39°C and a minimum of +8°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 35% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +19°C to +30°C.
Is Baghdad warm or cold in April?
Baghdad is typically hot in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +24°C to +31°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +12°C to +18°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Baghdad:
Climate in Baghdad in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +31°C | +38°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| 0°C | +5°C | +13°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +39°C | +44°C | +49°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 20 mm | 13 mm | 5 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 45% | 36% | 26% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1006 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 16 | 15 | 20 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as good as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +24°C to +31°C during the day. As April arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 20 mm to 13 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 45% to 36%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 16 sunny days in March to 15 in April.
May brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Baghdad is gradually increasing during April, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Baghdad?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Baghdad in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1982 (+29°C) and the highest in 2010 (+34°C). The driest year was 2021 with only 49 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 257 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Baghdad
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Baghdad, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.