Abadan weather by month & the best time to visit

🇮🇷 Iran · regional city · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Abadan is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with March and November close behind. Abadan averages about 3,421 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 11 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

3,421

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

97/100

Rain / year

120 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

370k

Elevation

Sea level

When is the best time to visit Abadan?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Abadan is February, then March and November. The dullest month is June (0/100, 4 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Abadan?

Abadan is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,421 hours of sunshine a year. 97 Sunshine Score points separate February (97) from June (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #21 of 42 destinations in Iran for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,415 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 61% of the year's 120 mm falls in the three months around December.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Basra Iraq · 58 km · best in Feb · 3,445 h sun/yr
• Ahvaz Iran · 119 km · best in Feb · 3,435 h sun/yr
• Kuwait City Kuwait · 130 km · best in Mar · 3,451 h sun/yr
• Bushehr Iran · 297 km · best in May · 3,361 h sun/yr
• Najaf Iraq · 406 km · best in Feb · 3,445 h sun/yr
• Shiraz Iran · 430 km · best in May · 3,687 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Mahshahr Iran · 91 km · 3,409 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Dezful Iran · 230 km · 3,429 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Khark Iran · 236 km · 3,424 h sun/yr · best in Apr

Head-to-head

How Abadan compares month by month: Abadan vs Basra · Abadan vs Ahvaz · Abadan vs Kuwait City · all comparisons