Abu Musa weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇷 Iran · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Abu Musa is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with October and April close behind. Abu Musa averages about 3,278 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,278
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 98/100
- Rain / year
- 130 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 34°C / 93°F
- Population
- 30k
- Elevation
- 5 m
When is the best time to visit Abu Musa?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Abu Musa is May, then October and April. The dullest month is August (79/100, 1 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Abu Musa?
Abu Musa is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,278 hours of sunshine a year. May (98/100) is noticeably better than August (79). It ranks #31 of 42 destinations in Iran for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,415 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 53% of the annual 130 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 93 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 31 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| February | 96 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 14 mm | 6 | 23° / 73°F |
| March | 95 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 22 mm | 8 | 24° / 75°F |
| April | 97 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 9 mm | 9 | 25° / 77°F |
| May | 98 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 1 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 97 | 32° / 90°F | 30° / 86°F | 10 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| July | 89 | 33° / 91°F | 32° / 90°F | 0 mm | 10 | 34° / 93°F |
| August | 79 | 34° / 93°F | 32° / 90°F | 1 mm | 9 | 34° / 93°F |
| September | 88 | 33° / 91°F | 32° / 90°F | 2 mm | 9 | 34° / 93°F |
| October | 98 | 31° / 88°F | 30° / 86°F | 2 mm | 7 | 32° / 90°F |
| November | 96 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 14 mm | 5 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 94 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 24 mm | 4 | 27° / 81°F |
Sea temperature in Abu Musa by month
The sea off Abu Musa is warmest in July at around 34°C / 93°F, and coolest in February at 23°C / 73°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Dubai United Arab Emirates · 77 km · best in Feb · 3,278 h sun/yr
- Sharjah United Arab Emirates · 78 km · best in Feb · 3,278 h sun/yr
- Ras Al Khaimah United Arab Emirates · 95 km · best in Feb · 3,278 h sun/yr
- Kish Iran · 127 km · best in May · 3,396 h sun/yr
- Qeshm(Dayrestan) Iran · 131 km · best in Feb · 3,356 h sun/yr
- Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates · 164 km · best in Feb · 3,431 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Bandar Lengeh Iran · 76 km · 3,374 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Khasab Oman · 125 km · 3,392 h sun/yr · best in Apr
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