Climate averages 1991–2020
Ahvaz weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Ahvaz: daytime highs average 47.0°C and nights cool to about 30.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 17 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Shūshtar (83 km away). In August its highs average 46.6°C, about as warm as Ahvaz, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 128 cities listed in Iran, Ahvaz ranks 1st of 128 for the warmest August highs and joint 50th of 128 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 128 cities is 35.2°C; Ahvaz is 11.8°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 4.0°C to 42.9°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Ahvaz climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.5°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 59 | 7.0 | 10.410 h |
| February | 20.2°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 36 | 5.0 | 11.111 h |
| March | 25.8°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 40 | 4.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.7°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 21 | 2.9 | 12.913 h |
| May | 40.2°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 5.3 | 0.9 | 13.714 h |
| June | 45.4°C29.1°C | 29.1°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 14.114 h |
| July | 47.2°C31.5°C | 31.5°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 14.014 h |
| August, selected | 47.0°C30.9°C | 30.9°C | 0.7 | 0.3 | 13.313 h |
| September | 42.9°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 0.9 | 0.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 36.2°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 7.6 | 1.6 | 11.411 h |
| November | 25.8°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 65 | 4.6 | 10.611 h |
| December | 19.1°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 73 | 6.6 | 10.210 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Shūshtar in AugustIran · 83 kmHigh 46.6°C · Low 29.7°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Rāmhormoz in AugustIran · 87 kmHigh 44.7°C · Low 29.5°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Masjed Soleymān in AugustIran · 90 kmHigh 45.0°C · Low 28.9°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Bandar-e Māhshahr in AugustIran · 97 kmHigh 45.9°C · Low 30.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Shūsh in AugustIran · 106 kmHigh 46.8°C · Low 30.1°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni in AugustIran · 106 kmHigh 41.4°C · Low 31.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Khorramshahr in AugustIran · 109 kmHigh 46.6°C · Low 31.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Abadan in AugustIran · 115 kmHigh 46.2°C · Low 31.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Ahvaz) is explained once on the Ahvaz year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.