Weather in Basrah in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Basrah in April
Going from a maximum of +38°C during the day to a minimum of +10°C during the night, the temperature in April averages around +33°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 57% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +22°C to +38°C.
Is Basrah warm or cold in April?
Basrah is typically hot in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +26°C to +33°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +14°C to +20°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 Basrah:
Climate in Basrah in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +33°C | +40°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +8°C | +16°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +41°C | +46°C | +49°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 23 mm | 8 mm | 3 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 46% | 34% | 23% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1005 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 17 | 15 | 20 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 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 +26°C to +33°C during the day. As April arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 23 mm to 8 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 46% to 34%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 17 sunny days in March to 15 in April.
May brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Basrah is gradually decreasing during April, going from 6 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Basrah?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Basrah in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+31°C) and the highest in 2021 (+36°C). The driest year was 2010 with only 42 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1996 with 314 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Basrah, 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.