Ahvaz in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Ahvaz sees average daytime highs around 46°C and overnight lows near 30°C, with 1 mm of rain over about 1 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 Ahvaz's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ahvaz's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 46°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 30°C
- Rainfall
- 1 mm
- 1 wet days
- Avg wind
- 14 km/h
- Travel score
- 0.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Ahvaz in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 46°C.
A typical summer day in Ahvaz reaches about 46°C and drops to 30°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Ahvaz
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.
Ahvaz 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 | 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 Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Ahvaz gets around 1 mm of rain over 1 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 14 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 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 Ahvaz
In summer, 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.
Is summer a good time to visit Ahvaz?
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 Ahvaz.
What to pack for Ahvaz in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Ahvaz sees daytime highs around 46°C and nights near 30°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
UV index in Ahvaz 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 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 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 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 |
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.
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.