Ahvaz climate

Ahvaz is warmest in July, with average highs of 47 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 7.5 °C. December is the wettest month (71 mm) and June the driest (0.2 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Ahvaz averages 298 mm of rain, 251 days above 25 °C and 0 days below freezing.

Iran · population 841,145 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 12°
  2. Feb 14°
  3. Mar 19°
  4. Apr 26°
  5. May 33°
  6. Jun 38°
  7. Jul 40°
  8. Aug 39°
  9. Sep 35°
  10. Oct 29°
  11. Nov 20°
  12. Dec 14°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

  • Warmest month July 47 °C
  • Coldest month January 7.5 °C
  • Driest month June 0 mm
  • Wettest month December 71 mm
  • Least cloud July 3 % cloud
  • Hottest on record July 52 °C
  • Coldest on record February -0.8 °C

What to expectAhvaz through the year

Ahvaz has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 17 °C in January to 47 °C in July, a swing of 28 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 251 days a year reach 25 °C, 214 of them reach 30 °C, 0 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 52 °C, in July.

Rain is strongly seasonal. December averages 71 mm against 0 mm in June — 428 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 17.4 °C 58 mm 40 %
February 20.2 °C 35 mm 33 %
March 25.8 °C 41 mm 33 %
April 32.7 °C 19 mm 36 %
May 40.2 °C 5 mm 25 %
June 45.4 °C under 1 mm 3 %
July 47.1 °C under 1 mm 3 %
August 46.9 °C 1 mm 3 %
September 42.9 °C 1 mm 3 %
October 36.2 °C 7 mm 16 %
November 25.7 °C 60 mm 34 %
December 19.1 °C 71 mm 40 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January17.4 °C7.5 °C12.2 °C28.7 °C-0.4 °C000
February20.2 °C8.7 °C14.3 °C30.6 °C-0.8 °C200
March25.8 °C12.6 °C19.3 °C39.6 °C2.6 °C1750
April32.7 °C18.4 °C25.9 °C43.5 °C6.5 °C29220
May40.2 °C24.7 °C33.1 °C48.6 °C15.4 °C31310
June45.4 °C29.1 °C37.8 °C51.1 °C23.7 °C30300
July47.1 °C31.5 °C39.7 °C52.4 °C26.0 °C31310
August46.9 °C30.9 °C39.3 °C51.3 °C25.4 °C31310
September42.9 °C26.7 °C35.1 °C49.3 °C20.5 °C30300
October36.2 °C21.6 °C28.9 °C45.1 °C12.7 °C31300
November25.7 °C14.4 °C19.8 °C35.2 °C4.0 °C1750
December19.1 °C9.2 °C13.8 °C27.3 °C0.7 °C100

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January58 mm710 h/day40 %74 %16 km/h
February35 mm511 h/day33 %65 %18 km/h
March41 mm412 h/day33 %50 %20 km/h
April19 mm313 h/day36 %37 %21 km/h
May5 mm114 h/day25 %20 %22 km/h
Juneunder 1 mm014 h/day3 %13 %24 km/h
Julyunder 1 mm014 h/day3 %15 %22 km/h
August1 mm013 h/day3 %18 %20 km/h
September1 mm012 h/day3 %20 %18 km/h
October7 mm111 h/day16 %31 %16 km/h
November60 mm411 h/day34 %56 %16 km/h
December71 mm710 h/day40 %74 %15 km/h

How Ahvaz compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Ahvaz 47 °C 7.5 °C 298 mm 251
Bandar-e Māhshahr · Iran 46 °C 8.2 °C 274 mm 251
Dezful · Iran 46 °C 5.7 °C 639 mm 232
Basrah · Iraq 47 °C 7.6 °C 156 mm 257
Al ‘Amārah · Iraq 47 °C 7.1 °C 206 mm 249
Ḩawallī · Kuwait 43 °C 9.6 °C 126 mm 243

Where Ahvaz ranks

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QuestionsCommon questions about Ahvaz’s climate

When is the best time to visit Ahvaz?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. February, March, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and June the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Ahvaz get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 47 °C. About 214 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 52 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 7.5 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 0 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Ahvaz?

December, averaging 71 mm over 7 days with rain. The driest month is June with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 298 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Ahvaz rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.