Shūshtar in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Shūshtar sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 259 mm of rain over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Shūshtar's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Shūshtar's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 19°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 9°C
- Rainfall
- 259 mm
- 23 wet days
- Avg wind
- 6 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.8
- best season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Shūshtar in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C.
A typical winter day in Shūshtar reaches about 19°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Shūshtar
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Shūshtar weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) 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° / 8° | 93 | 8.6 | 10.1 | 6.4 |
| Feb | 20° / 9° | 62 | 6.8 | 10.8 | 7.1 |
| Mar | 25° / 13° | 77 | 6.4 | 11.8 | 7.8 |
| Apr | 31° / 18° | 46 | 4.2 | 12.8 | 5.0 |
| May | 39° / 23° | 5 | 1.1 | 13.6 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 45° / 27° | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 47° / 30° | 0 | 0 | 13.9 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 47° / 29° | 0 | 0.2 | 13.2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 43° / 25° | 1 | 0.4 | 12.2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 36° / 20° | 15 | 1.9 | 11.2 | 2.5 |
| Nov | 26° / 14° | 80 | 5.2 | 10.4 | 7.4 |
| Dec | 20° / 10° | 104 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 6.9 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Shūshtar gets around 259 mm of rain over 23 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 6 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.4 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Shūshtar
None of Shūshtar's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Shūshtar sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in May.
Is winter a good time to visit Shūshtar?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Shūshtar for sightseeing.
What to pack for Shūshtar in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Shūshtar sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.
UV index in Shūshtar in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shūshtar peaks around August 11 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | 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 | Moderate |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Moderate |
Air quality in Shūshtar in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Shūshtar is worst in May — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (November, 31 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 35 | 42 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
| Level | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | Poor |
| Feb | 42 | Poor |
| Mar | 48 | Poor |
| Apr | 49 | Poor |
| May | 51 | Poor |
| Jun | 35 | Poor |
| Jul | 36 | Poor |
| Aug | 33 | Moderate |
| Sep | 32 | Moderate |
| Oct | 32 | Moderate |
| Nov | 31 | Moderate |
| Dec | 32 | Moderate |
Where is Shūshtar?
Shūshtar sits at 32.0°N, 48.8°E, 50 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Gotvand, 22 km away.
Topography around Shūshtar
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Shūshtar.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Shūshtar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,020 m.
The land around Shūshtar is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and cropland (35%) 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 Shūshtar (32.0497°, 48.8484°, elevation 50 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.