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1 Baghdad, Iraq is at 3313'N, 4413'E, 34 m (112 ft). See map. 2  According to the Holdridge life zones system of bioclimatic classification Baghdad is situated in or near the subtropical desert biome.  The average annual temperature is 22.8 degrees Celsius (73 degrees Fahrenheit).
In Iraq, air temperatures continued to exceed 120 degrees (49 Celcius) for the eighth day in a row on Sunday, according to the Weather Channel. The heat had become so scorching on Thursday that the Iraqi government mandated a four-day holiday.