Shush weather in February

In February, Shush sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 64 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Shush's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shush's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:07 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
37%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Shush is city in Khuzestan Province, Iran.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical February day in Shush reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

10°20°30°151015202528
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
2187
3187
4187
5188
6188
7198
8198
9198
10198
11198
12198
13198
14208
15208
16209
17209
18209
19209
20209
21219
22219
23219
242110
252110
262210
272210
282210

How February really feels in Shush

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Shush weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 938.310.16.2
Feb20° / 64710.87.0
Mar25° / 12°786.211.87.8
Apr31° / 17°524.712.85.6
May38° / 22°91.413.61.5
Jun44° / 26°00.114.10.0
Jul46° / 29°00.113.90.0
Aug46° / 28°00.113.20.0
Sep42° / 24°10.312.20.0
Oct35° / 19°171.811.23.2
Nov25° / 13°745.410.47.5
Dec19° / 1007.59.96.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36733
46733
56733
66832
76931
86931
96931
107030
117030
127030
137030
147030
157129
167129
177129
187129
197129
207228
217228
227327
237327
247327
257327
267426
277426
287426

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Shush gets around 64 mm of rain over 7 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
127
227
326
426
525
625
725
825
925
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1725
1825
1925
2025
2124
2224
2324
2423
2522
2622
2721
2820

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19973
20964
21964
22964
23964
24964
25964
26964
27964
28964

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:17 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:175:44
210.57:175:45
310.57:165:46
410.57:155:46
510.57:155:47
610.67:145:48
710.67:135:49
810.67:135:50
910.77:125:51
1010.77:115:52
1110.77:105:53
1210.77:105:54
1310.87:095:55
1410.87:085:55
1510.87:075:56
1610.97:065:57
1710.97:055:58
1810.97:045:59
1910.97:036:00
2011.07:026:01
2111.07:016:01
2211.07:006:02
2311.16:596:03
2411.16:586:04
2511.16:576:05
2611.26:566:06
2711.26:556:06
2811.26:546:07

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.8Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Shush

In seasonPeak

None of Shush's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Shush sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Shush?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Shush for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Shush in February

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

In February, Shush sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Shush in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shush peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Shush in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Shush is worst in May — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 29 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMay 1048 µg/m³Nov 1729 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr47Poor
May48Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Shush?

Shush sits at 32.2°N, 48.2°E, 71 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Dezful, 26 km away.

Topography around Shush

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shush has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,287 m.

The land around Shush is covered by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), grassland (34%) and bare terrain (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
2,287 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Dezful 26 km · Andīmeshk 31 km · Gotvand 54 km · Shūshtar 59 km · Sūsangerd 70 km · Ḥamīdiyeh 81 km · Lālī 81 km · Hoveyzeh 83 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
Muslim 99%Christian 1%Baha'i 0%agnostic 0%

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 Shush (32.1942°, 48.2436°, elevation 71 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).