Climate averages 1991–2020
Ahvaz weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Ahvaz: daytime highs average 19.1°C and nights cool to about 9.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 73 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 09 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Shūshtar (83 km away). In December its highs average 18.6°C, 0.5°C cooler than Ahvaz, with 103 mm of rain.
Among the 128 cities listed in Iran, Ahvaz ranks 9th of 128 for the warmest December highs and joint 104th of 128 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 128 cities is 10.9°C; Ahvaz is 8.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 17.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 73 mm to 59 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Shūshtar in DecemberIran · 83 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 8.5°C · 103 mm rain
- Rāmhormoz in DecemberIran · 87 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 8.7°C · 93 mm rain
- Masjed Soleymān in DecemberIran · 90 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 8.6°C · 128 mm rain
- Bandar-e Māhshahr in DecemberIran · 97 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 10.1°C · 68 mm rain
- Shūsh in DecemberIran · 106 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 8.6°C · 100 mm rain
- Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni in DecemberIran · 106 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 12.0°C · 56 mm rain
- Khorramshahr in DecemberIran · 109 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 9.9°C · 37 mm rain
- Abadan in DecemberIran · 115 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 9.9°C · 34 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.