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
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
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.4 °C | 7.5 °C | 12.2 °C | 28.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 20.2 °C | 8.7 °C | 14.3 °C | 30.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 25.8 °C | 12.6 °C | 19.3 °C | 39.6 °C | 2.6 °C | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| April | 32.7 °C | 18.4 °C | 25.9 °C | 43.5 °C | 6.5 °C | 29 | 22 | 0 |
| May | 40.2 °C | 24.7 °C | 33.1 °C | 48.6 °C | 15.4 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| June | 45.4 °C | 29.1 °C | 37.8 °C | 51.1 °C | 23.7 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| July | 47.1 °C | 31.5 °C | 39.7 °C | 52.4 °C | 26.0 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| August | 46.9 °C | 30.9 °C | 39.3 °C | 51.3 °C | 25.4 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| September | 42.9 °C | 26.7 °C | 35.1 °C | 49.3 °C | 20.5 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| October | 36.2 °C | 21.6 °C | 28.9 °C | 45.1 °C | 12.7 °C | 31 | 30 | 0 |
| November | 25.7 °C | 14.4 °C | 19.8 °C | 35.2 °C | 4.0 °C | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| December | 19.1 °C | 9.2 °C | 13.8 °C | 27.3 °C | 0.7 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58 mm | 7 | 10 h/day | 40 % | 74 % | 16 km/h |
| February | 35 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 33 % | 65 % | 18 km/h |
| March | 41 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 33 % | 50 % | 20 km/h |
| April | 19 mm | 3 | 13 h/day | 36 % | 37 % | 21 km/h |
| May | 5 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 25 % | 20 % | 22 km/h |
| June | under 1 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 3 % | 13 % | 24 km/h |
| July | under 1 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 3 % | 15 % | 22 km/h |
| August | 1 mm | 0 | 13 h/day | 3 % | 18 % | 20 km/h |
| September | 1 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 3 % | 20 % | 18 km/h |
| October | 7 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 16 % | 31 % | 16 km/h |
| November | 60 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 34 % | 56 % | 16 km/h |
| December | 71 mm | 7 | 10 h/day | 40 % | 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
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in Asia in August | 1stof 50 | 47 °C |
| The warmest places in Asia in July | 1stof 50 | 47 °C |
| The warmest places in Asia in June | 1stof 50 | 45 °C |
| The warmest places in the world in August | 1stof 50 | 47 °C |
| The warmest places in the world in July | 1stof 50 | 47 °C |
| The warmest places in the world in June | 1stof 50 | 45 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Ahvaz.
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
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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.