Saladin Governorate · Iraq
Tikrit travel guide
Tikrit is a city in Saladin Governorate, Iraq, home to about 106,000 people.
- Best months
- February, March and November
- Nearest airport
- KIK114 km · Kirkuk International Airport
- Currency
- IQDIraqi dinar
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad
- Language
- Arabic, Kurdish language
When to go
The best time to visit Tikrit
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tikrit are February, March and November. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 45 °C; March is the wettest, with about 53 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 Tikrit: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kirkuk International Airport (KIK), about 114 km from the city centre in a straight line.
KIK · Kirkuk International Airport
Questions
Tikrit: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Tikrit?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tikrit are February, March and November. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 45 °C; March is the wettest, with about 53 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Tikrit?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kirkuk International Airport (KIK), about 114 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Tikrit?
Iraqi dinar (IQD).
Nearby
Destinations near Tikrit
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.