Bandar Abbas climate — normals and trends
Bandar Abbas (Iran) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 189 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 (33.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Bandar Abbas averages 0 frost days, 197 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 21 rainy days per year.
Bandar Abbas has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 1 July 1999) and the coldest 6.2 °C (on 3 January 1949).
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
Bandar AbbasHormozgan
- coords
- 27.19°, 56.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
29.7°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
189mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
15.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
197 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
21 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
24.9 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
238 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
43.1 °C
1 July 1999
Coldest day
6.2 °C
3 January 1949
Wettest day
129 mm
13 March 1955
Windiest day
36.7 km/h
2 March 2009
Strongest gust
76.3 km/h
10 January 1965
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
27 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.7 °C
3 January 1949
Sunniest day
13.0 h
1 June 2016
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -47 mm |
| Feb | 22.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 26 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 27.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 33.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 36.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 37.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 36.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 35.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 34.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 3 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 32.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 23.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 208 mm | +173 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bandar Abbas?
Bandar Abbas has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 189 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bandar Abbas?
The hottest day measured in Bandar Abbas between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1999, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bandar Abbas?
The coldest day measured in Bandar Abbas between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1949, at 6.2 °C.
Does it snow in Bandar Abbas?
Almost never: Bandar Abbas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bandar Abbas warmed?
Yes: Bandar Abbas warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bandar Abbas?
The wettest day measured in Bandar Abbas between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1955, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bandar Abbas?
The windiest day measured in Bandar Abbas between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2009, with winds reaching 36.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bandar Abbas?
The warmest month in Bandar Abbas is July (33.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Bandar Abbas?
Bandar Abbas receives on average 189 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 21 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bandar Abbas?
Bandar Abbas gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bandar Abbas?
Yes: Bandar Abbas has on average 238 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bandar Abbas?
In Bandar Abbas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 27 July 2024, and the lowest was 1.7 °C on 3 January 1949.
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