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About
Erbil, also called Hawler, is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the capital of the Erbil Governorate. Erbil is described as the region's cultural, economic, industrial, educational and medical hub.
Wikipedia →Summary excerpted from the Wikipedia article Erbil, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text may be clipped or paraphrased to fit this page.
The next week in Erbil
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Showers
30° / 19°
UV High
Sat
Showers
24° / 16°
1.4 mm
UV High
Sun
Showers
25° / 15°
UV High
Mon
Showers
26° / 18°
UV High
Tue
Partly cloudy
28° / 17°
UV High
Wed
Partly cloudy
29° / 16°
UV High
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
43° / 10°
Typical high / low
1 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
14.1h
04:58 – 19:01local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Erbil
2 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Erbil International Airport (EBL) at 8 km.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.