Where to stay in Basra

from €139/night4 hotels sampledIQ
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3★+ hotels in Basra from €139/night (range €139–177, 4 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Zenat AL- Hayat Basra Hotel hotel · Basra
from €139/night★ 5
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Horizon Hotel hotel · Basra
from €153/night★ 4
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Grand Millennium Al Seef Basra hotel · Basra
from €164/night★ 5
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Getting there

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Weather in Basra

Tue ☁️ 21° 11° 💧0%
Wed ☁️ 22° 13° 💧0%
Thu ☁️ 22° 10° 💧0%
Fri ☀️ 23° 10° 💧0%
Sat ☀️ 24° 11° 💧0%
Sun ☁️ 25° 12° 💧0%
Mon ☀️ 26° 12° 💧0%

In Nov, Basra typically sees ~29°C daytime highs and 1 rainy days.

Best time to visit Basra — climate

Jan: ~20°C daytime, 2 rainy days 20° JanFeb: ~20°C daytime, 3 rainy days 20° FebMar: ~27°C daytime, 6 rainy days 27° MarApr: ~36°C daytime, 2 rainy days 36° AprMay: ~43°C daytime, 0 rainy days 43° MayJun: ~45°C daytime, 0 rainy days 45° JunJul: ~47°C daytime, 0 rainy days 47° JulAug: ~47°C daytime, 0 rainy days 47° AugSep: ~43°C daytime, 0 rainy days 43° SepOct: ~37°C daytime, 0 rainy days 37° OctNov: ~29°C daytime, 1 rainy days 29° NovDec: ~21°C daytime, 7 rainy days 21° Dec

About Basra

Basra (Arabic: البصرة Al Baṣrah) is a port city in Southern Iraq, close to the border with Kuwait and Iran. It is Iraq's third largest city with a population of 2,150,000 (2017).

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