Al Muthanna Governorate · Iraq
Samawah travel guide
Samawah is a city in Al Muthanna Governorate, Iraq, home to about 215,000 people.
- Best months
- November to March
- Nearest airport
- NJF112 km · Al Najaf International Airport
- Currency
- IQDIraqi dinar
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad
- Language
- Arabic, Kurdish language
About
About Samawah
Samawah or As-Samawah (Arabic: ٱلسَّمَاوَة, romanized: as-Samāwah) is a city in Iraq, 280 kilometres (174 mi) southeast of Baghdad.
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When to go
The best time to visit Samawah
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Samawah are November to March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 46 °C; January is the wettest, with about 19 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 Samawah: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Al Najaf International Airport (NJF), about 112 km from the city centre in a straight line.
NJF · Al Najaf International Airport
Questions
Samawah: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Samawah?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Samawah are November to March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 46 °C; January is the wettest, with about 19 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Samawah?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Al Najaf International Airport (NJF), about 112 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Samawah?
Iraqi dinar (IQD).
Nearby
Destinations near Samawah
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.