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The climate of Basra (Iraq)
Basra is located in the southeastern part of Iraq on the banks of the Shatt al-Arab River in the vicinity of the Persian Gulf. Basra is located in the Basra province of which it also is the capital. Basra has a population of about 2 million, making it the second largest city in the country. The main source of income for Basra is the oil industry. The largest oil fields in the country can be found in the vicinity of Basra. The beautiful old city center has almost completely been preserved. According to the 1001 Arabian Nights Basra is home to Sinbad the sailor, who, restless for travel and adventure, set sail from Basra. An island situated in the Shatt al-Arab River was named after Sinbad and is a large tourist attraction nowadays. Basra has a warm desert climate. however, because of its situation in the vicinity of the Persian Gulf precipitation figures here are higher than you would expect. The Persian Gulf has too little influence on the climate to cause a cooling effect. Especially during the summer temperatures are extremely high. During the hottest part of the day temperatures may easily rise above 50 degrees Celsius. Winters are mild, subzero temperatures are uncommon during the winter.

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for Basra.

	average  maximum temperature (°C)	average minimum temperature (°C)	average hours of sunshine per day	average days with precipitation per month	average mm precipitation per month	average sea temperature (°C)
January	18	7	6	7		n/a
February	21	9	7	5		n/a
March	26	13	7	5		n/a
April	31	18	8	4		n/a
May	38	24	9	2		n/a
June	41	26	11	0		n/a
July	43	28	11	0		n/a
August	43	26	10	0		n/a
September	41	24	10	0		n/a
October	36	19	9	2		n/a
November	27	13	7	4		n/a
December	20	8	6	6		n/a
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather, extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate information for each month of the year:

	chance of (very) hot weather	chance of (very) cool weather	chance of long-term precipitation	chance of hurricanes (cyclones)	chance of sunny days	UV-index
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