Al Hillah
City in Iraq: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Hillah River: David Stanly, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Al Hillah is a city in Iraq, in Babil. About 455,700 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of Iraq in our atlas.
It lies at 32.46° N, 44.42° E, about 33 m (108 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Baghdad time zone.
Location
Red dot: Al Hillah. Green dots: other major cities of Iraq. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Al Hillah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 46°C (115°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 3°C (38°F). Around 147 mm (6 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in IraqNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Abū Ghurayb · 96 km
- Baghdad · 97 km
- Sadr City · 103 km
- Nasiriyah · 232 km
- Kirkuk · 333 km
- Sulaymaniyah · 357 km
- Basrah · 382 km
- Erbil · 416 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 99347 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q243846 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Hillah River: David Stanly, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)