Ābādān climate — normals and trends
Ābādān (Iran) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 151 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (38.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Ābādān averages 0 frost days, 214 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 22 rainy days per year.
Ābādān has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 52.1 °C (on 30 July 2020) and the coldest -4.0 °C (on 20 January 1964).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ĀbādānKhuzestan
- coords
- 30.34°, 48.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
33.0°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
151mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
39%
Average peak wind
23.4km/h
Seasonal range
25.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
214 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
22 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.5 °C
Average feels-like low
17.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
193 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
52.1 °C
30 July 2020
Coldest day
-4.0 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
117 mm
17 November 1942
Windiest day
60.2 km/h
16 February 1949
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
7 April 1957
Hottest feels-like
53.1 °C
30 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-10.4 °C
20 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.3 h
26 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 9 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 20.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 15 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 26.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 51 mm | +30 mm |
| Apr | 35.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 43.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 45.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 47.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 46.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 43.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 37.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 29.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 2 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 20.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 44 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ābādān?
Ābādān has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 151 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ābādān?
The hottest day measured in Ābādān between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2020, reaching 52.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ābādān?
The coldest day measured in Ābādān between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -4.0 °C.
Does it snow in Ābādān?
Almost never: Ābādān sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ābādān warmed?
Yes: Ābādān warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ābādān?
The wettest day measured in Ābādān between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 1942, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ābādān?
The windiest day measured in Ābādān between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1949, with winds reaching 60.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ābādān?
The warmest month in Ābādān is July (38.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ābādān?
Ābādān receives on average 151 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 22 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ābādān?
Ābādān gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ābādān?
Yes: Ābādān has on average 193 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ābādān?
In Ābādān, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 53.1 °C on 30 July 2020, and the lowest was -10.4 °C on 20 January 1964.
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