Best time to visit Shiraz

April is the best time to visit Shiraz for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly October to November.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking April comfort 97/100
The least cloud September 7 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 0 mm
Warmth July 37 °C
Cooler weather January 11 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 April 97 23 °C 5
2 November 91 19 °C 4
3 October 90 27 °C 1
4 March 80 17 °C 7
5 May 79 30 °C 2
6 December 69 14 °C 5
7 September 68 32 °C 0
8 February 63 13 °C 7
9 June 56 35 °C 0
10 January 53 11 °C 7
11 August 52 36 °C 0
12 July 48 37 °C 0

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 37 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 10.7 °C 96 mm 39 %
February 13.3 °C 68 mm 36 %
March 17.5 °C 71 mm 35 %
April 23.1 °C 33 mm 37 %
May 30.0 °C 7 mm 22 %
June 35.4 °C under 1 mm 7 %
July 37.2 °C 1 mm 10 %
August 36.1 °C 1 mm 10 %
September 32.4 °C under 1 mm 7 %
October 26.5 °C 3 mm 13 %
November 18.7 °C 33 mm 29 %
December 13.6 °C 67 mm 34 %

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: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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