Ahvaz in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Ahvaz sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 66 mm of rain over about 9 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 24°C in early March to 43°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Ahvaz's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ahvaz's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 33°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 20°C
Rainfall: 66 mm; 9 wet days
Avg wind: 13 km/h
Travel score: 4.2; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Ahvaz in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 24°C in early March to 43°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Ahvaz reaches about 33°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Ahvaz

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 51 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

21 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ahvaz weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) 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	18° / 9°	59	7	10.2	6.7
Feb	21° / 10°	36	4.9	10.9	7.7
Mar	26° / 14°	40	4.7	11.8	7.8
Apr	33° / 20°	21	2.9	12.7	4.3
May	40° / 26°	5	0.9	13.6	0.5
Jun	45° / 29°	0	0.1	14	0.0
Jul	47° / 31°	0	0.2	13.8	0.0
Aug	47° / 30°	1	0.3	13.1	0.0
Sep	43° / 26°	1	0.5	12.2	0.0
Oct	37° / 21°	8	1.7	11.2	2.3
Nov	27° / 15°	65	4.5	10.4	7.3
Dec	20° / 10°	73	6.5	10	7.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Ahvaz gets around 66 mm of rain over 9 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 13 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min in early March to 13 h 54 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Ahvaz

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In spring, Ahvaz overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ahvaz sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in May.

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Ahvaz?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Ahvaz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ahvaz in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Ahvaz sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

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UV index in Ahvaz in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ahvaz peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months 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	10	6	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	6	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Ahvaz in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ahvaz is worst in May — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ahvaz's WHO annual average of 43.7 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	45	48	51	50	53	39	38	37	38	40	42	43
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	45	Poor
Feb	48	Poor
Mar	51	Poor
Apr	50	Poor
May	53	Poor
Jun	39	Poor
Jul	38	Poor
Aug	37	Poor
Sep	38	Poor
Oct	40	Poor
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	43	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Ahvaz?

Ahvaz sits at 31.3°N, 48.7°E, 23 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is ‘Eyn-e Do, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Ahvaz

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ahvaz.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ahvaz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 627 m.

The land around Ahvaz is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), bare terrain (32%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and bare terrain (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

76 m

artificial surfaces 78%

16 km

91 m

cropland 36%

80 km

627 m

cropland 44%

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Spring weather nearby: ‘Eyn-e Do 8.0 km · Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh 9.0 km · Sheybān 14 km · Veys 26 km · Ḥamīdiyeh 30 km · Sūsangerd 54 km · Hoveyzeh 60 km · Shādegān 75 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 Ahvaz (31.319°, 48.6842°, elevation 23 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.