Region · Iraq
Where to stay in Basra Governorate
This guide covers 6 destinations in Basra Governorate, a first-level administrative division of Iraq, with 2 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Basra, Az Zubayr and Abu Al-Khaseeb. Across its destinations, November to March are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport (ABD).
- Destinations in this guide
- 6
- Places to stay
- 2
- Comfortable in the most places
- November to March
- Main airport
- ABDAbadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport
- Currency
- IQDIraqi dinar
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad
Destinations
Destinations in Basra Governorate
Every destination in this guide in Basra 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.
Where to stay
Hotels in Basra Governorate
2 hotels in Basra Governorate recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Basra International Hotel | Basra | 1981 |
| Mnawi Basha Hotel | Basra | 2009 |
When to go
Best time to visit Basra Governorate
From the climate of 6 destinations in Basra 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: November to March.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 of 6 | 19 °C | 26 mm |
| February | 6 of 6 | 22 °C | 16 mm |
| March | 6 of 6 | 27 °C | 20 mm |
| April | 0 of 6 | 33 °C | 14 mm |
| May | 0 of 6 | 40 °C | 3 mm |
| June | 0 of 6 | 44 °C | 0 mm |
| July | 0 of 6 | 45 °C | 0 mm |
| August | 0 of 6 | 45 °C | 0 mm |
| September | 0 of 6 | 43 °C | 0 mm |
| October | 0 of 6 | 36 °C | 3 mm |
| November | 6 of 6 | 27 °C | 22 mm |
| December | 6 of 6 | 21 °C | 29 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 Basra Governorate
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Basra 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.
ABD · Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport
BSR · Basra International Airport
KWI · Kuwait International Airport
MRX · Mahshahr Airport
AWZ · Qasem Soleimani International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Basra Governorate, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Iraq
Nearby
Regions near Basra 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.
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.