Abadan in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Abadan sees average daytime highs around 46°C and overnight lows near 31°C, with 0 mm of rain over about 0 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 46°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Abadan's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Abadan's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 46°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 31°C
- Rainfall
- 0 mm
- 0 wet days
- Avg wind
- 20 km/h
- Travel score
- 0.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Abadan in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 46°C.
A typical summer day in Abadan reaches about 46°C and drops to 31°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Abadan
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Abadan weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19° / 9° | 37 | 4.9 | 10.3 | 7.2 |
| Feb | 22° / 11° | 18 | 3.2 | 10.9 | 8.2 |
| Mar | 27° / 15° | 22 | 3.2 | 11.8 | 8.0 |
| Apr | 33° / 21° | 9 | 1.7 | 12.7 | 4.4 |
| May | 40° / 27° | 3 | 0.4 | 13.5 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 45° / 30° | 0 | 0.1 | 13.9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 46° / 32° | 0 | 0 | 13.8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 46° / 31° | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 43° / 27° | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 36° / 22° | 6 | 0.7 | 11.3 | 2.6 |
| Nov | 27° / 16° | 41 | 3.6 | 10.5 | 7.6 |
| Dec | 20° / 11° | 34 | 4.8 | 10.1 | 7.6 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Abadan gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 20 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min in early June to 12 h 42 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 7.6 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Abadan
In summer, Abadan overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Abadan sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in May.
Is summer a good time to visit Abadan?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abadan.
What to pack for Abadan in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Abadan sees daytime highs around 46°C and nights near 31°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.
Sea temperature near Abadan in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 31°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 52 km away) is warmest in August at about 32°C and coldest in February near 16°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 1 to Dec 9 — about 8.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 19 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Refreshing | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Cool |
| Feb | 16 | Cool |
| Mar | 18 | Cool |
| Apr | 22 | Refreshing |
| May | 26 | Warm |
| Jun | 29 | Tropical |
| Jul | 31 | Tropical |
| Aug | 32 | Tropical |
| Sep | 31 | Tropical |
| Oct | 28 | Tropical |
| Nov | 24 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 19 | Cool |
UV index in Abadan in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abadan peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | High |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Extreme |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Air quality in Abadan in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Abadan is worst in April — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Abadan's WHO annual average of 28.7 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 31 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 30 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | Moderate |
| Feb | 28 | Moderate |
| Mar | 30 | Moderate |
| Apr | 32 | Moderate |
| May | 30 | Moderate |
| Jun | 26 | Moderate |
| Jul | 26 | Moderate |
| Aug | 27 | Moderate |
| Sep | 27 | Moderate |
| Oct | 29 | Moderate |
| Nov | 27 | Moderate |
| Dec | 30 | Moderate |
Where is Abadan?
Abadan sits at 30.3°N, 48.3°E, 6 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Khorramshahr, 16 km away.
Topography around Abadan
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abadan.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Abadan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.
The land around Abadan is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and bare terrain (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (69%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (62%) and water (20%) within 80 km.
Iran travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 4
- Do Not Travel
- Power plugs
- Type C / F
- 220 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 352% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $3,924
- 2025
- Happiness
- 5.2 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 94%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 2.4
- per 100k, 2014
- Road deaths
- 21.5
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Low
- EF EPI 492
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Abadan (30.3392°, 48.3043°, elevation 6 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.