Region · Iraq

Where to stay in Al Anbar Governorate

This guide covers 5 destinations in Al Anbar Governorate, a first-level administrative division of Iraq, with 1 place to stay between them. The largest by population are Ramadi, Fallujah and Al-Qa'im. Across its destinations, March and November are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base (BGW).

Destinations in this guide
5
Places to stay
1
Comfortable in the most places
March and November
Main airport
BGWBaghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base
Currency
IQDIraqi dinar
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad

Destinations

Destinations in Al Anbar Governorate

Every destination in this guide in Al Anbar Governorate, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Ramadi874,5431February, March and NovemberBGW · 89 km
Fallujah250,884February, March and NovemberBGW · 43 km
Al-Qa'im150,000March, April and November
Al-Karmah95,000February, March and NovemberBGW · 34 km
Hīt66,700February, March and NovemberBGW · 137 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Al Anbar Governorate

1 hotel in Al Anbar Governorate recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Al Anbar international hotelRamadihotel2025

When to go

Best time to visit Al Anbar Governorate

From the climate of 5 destinations in Al Anbar Governorate with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: March and November.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 516 °C21 mm
February4 of 519 °C19 mm
March5 of 524 °C23 mm
April1 of 531 °C22 mm
May0 of 537 °C4 mm
June0 of 542 °C0 mm
July0 of 545 °C0 mm
August0 of 544 °C0 mm
September0 of 541 °C0 mm
October0 of 534 °C3 mm
November5 of 523 °C20 mm
December0 of 517 °C16 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. 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

Airports serving Al Anbar Governorate

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Al Anbar Governorate name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

large airport · Baghdad

BGW · Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base

Nearest for 4 destinationsNamed by 4 destinations34 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Al Anbar Governorate, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Iraq

1 Jan · New Year's Day6 Jan · Army Day16 Mar · Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people20 Mar · Eid al-Fitr (estimated)21 Mar · Eid al-Fitr (estimated)21 Mar · Nowruz22 Mar · Eid al-Fitr (estimated)1 May · Labor Day26 May · Day of Arafah (estimated)27 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)28 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)29 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)4 Jun · Eid al-Ghadir (estimated)16 Jun · Islamic New Year (estimated)25 Jun · Ashura (estimated)25 Aug · Prophet's Birthday (estimated)

Nearby

Regions near Al Anbar Governorate

Other regions of Iraq with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Iraq travel guide · All regions of Iraq

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.