Bandar Abbas weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇷 Iran · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Bandar Abbas is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with November and February close behind. Bandar Abbas averages about 3,481 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 6 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,481
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 116 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 35°C / 95°F
- Population
- 352k
- Elevation
- 5 m
When is the best time to visit Bandar Abbas?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bandar Abbas is April, then November and February. The dullest month is June (39/100, 8 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bandar Abbas?
Bandar Abbas is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,481 hours of sunshine a year. 60 Sunshine Score points separate April (99) from June (39), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #15 of 42 destinations in Iran for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,415 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 60% of the year's 116 mm falls in the three months around February.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 94 | 23° / 73°F | 17° / 63°F | 31 mm | 4 | 21° / 70°F |
| February | 97 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 15 mm | 6 | 22° / 72°F |
| March | 95 | 27° / 81°F | 20° / 68°F | 24 mm | 7 | 24° / 75°F |
| April | 99 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 6 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| May | 60 | 36° / 97°F | 28° / 82°F | 1 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 39 | 38° / 100°F | 30° / 86°F | 8 mm | 10 | 33° / 91°F |
| July | 40 | 38° / 100°F | 32° / 90°F | 2 mm | 9 | 35° / 95°F |
| August | 40 | 38° / 100°F | 31° / 88°F | 0 mm | 9 | 34° / 93°F |
| September | 60 | 36° / 97°F | 30° / 86°F | 1 mm | 8 | 33° / 91°F |
| October | 79 | 34° / 93°F | 27° / 81°F | 3 mm | 7 | 32° / 90°F |
| November | 98 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 10 mm | 5 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 97 | 25° / 77°F | 19° / 66°F | 15 mm | 4 | 23° / 73°F |
Sea temperature in Bandar Abbas by month
The sea off Bandar Abbas is warmest in July at around 35°C / 95°F, and coolest in January at 21°C / 70°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
- Qeshm(Dayrestan) Iran · 70 km · best in Feb · 3,356 h sun/yr
- Ras Al Khaimah United Arab Emirates · 184 km · best in Feb · 3,278 h sun/yr
- Sharjah United Arab Emirates · 227 km · best in Feb · 3,278 h sun/yr
- Dubai United Arab Emirates · 241 km · best in Feb · 3,278 h sun/yr
- Kish Iran · 250 km · best in May · 3,396 h sun/yr
- Suhar Oman · 316 km · best in Oct · 3,427 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Khasab Oman · 117 km · 3,392 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Bandar Lengeh Iran · 172 km · 3,374 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Abu Musa Iran · 200 km · 3,278 h sun/yr · best in May
- Lar Iran · 203 km · 3,689 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Bandar Abbas compares month by month: Bandar Abbas vs Sharjah · Bandar Abbas vs Zahedan · Bandar Abbas vs Kerman · Bandar Abbas vs Ras Al Khaimah · all comparisons
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