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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).
ADVANCE EDITION â March 2008 4 Executive Summary When snow fell in Baghdad this January for the first time in living memory, the fighting reportedly stopped for a moment and the media briefly noted global warming in its ongoing coverage of the Iraq War.