Ahvaz weather by month & the best time to visit

🇮🇷 Iran · city break · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Ahvaz is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with March and November close behind. Ahvaz averages about 3,435 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 19 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

3,435

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

96/100

Rain / year

197 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

996k

Elevation

17 m

When is the best time to visit Ahvaz?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Ahvaz is February, then March and November. The dullest month is June (0/100, 7 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Ahvaz?

Ahvaz is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,435 hours of sunshine a year. 96 Sunshine Score points separate February (96) from June (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #17 of 42 destinations in Iran for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,415 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 57% of the annual 197 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Abadan Iran · 119 km · best in Feb · 3,421 h sun/yr
• Basra Iraq · 137 km · best in Feb · 3,445 h sun/yr
• Kuwait City Kuwait · 247 km · best in Mar · 3,451 h sun/yr
• Bushehr Iran · 332 km · best in May · 3,361 h sun/yr
• Isfahan Iran · 334 km · best in Sep · 3,689 h sun/yr
• Kermanshah Iran · 367 km · best in May · 3,357 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Mahshahr Iran · 94 km · 3,409 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Dezful Iran · 127 km · 3,429 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Gachsaran Iran · 227 km · 3,600 h sun/yr · best in Apr

Head-to-head

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