Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate · Iraq
Afak travel guide
Afak is a city in Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq, home to about 75,000 people.
- Best months
- February, March, November and December
- Nearest airport
- NJF80 km · Al Najaf International Airport
- Currency
- IQDIraqi dinar
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad
- Language
- Arabic, Kurdish language
When to go
The best time to visit Afak
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Afak are February, March, November and December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 45 °C; January is the wettest, with about 25 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Afak: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Al Najaf International Airport (NJF), about 80 km from the city centre in a straight line.
NJF · Al Najaf International Airport
Questions
Afak: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Afak?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Afak are February, March, November and December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 45 °C; January is the wettest, with about 25 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Afak?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Al Najaf International Airport (NJF), about 80 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Afak?
Iraqi dinar (IQD).
Nearby
Destinations near Afak
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.