Shūshtar climate — normals and trends
Shūshtar (Iran) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 457 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 (38.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Shūshtar averages 1 frost days, 205 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 42 rainy days per year.
Shūshtar has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 52.4 °C (on 9 July 2011) and the coldest -4.6 °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
ShūshtarKhuzestan
- coords
- 32.05°, 48.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
32.5°C
Average daily low
18.0°C
Annual rainfall
457mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
43%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
26.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
205 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
42 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.7 °C
Average feels-like low
16.6 °C
Average peak gust
25.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
164 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
52.4 °C
9 July 2011
Coldest day
-4.6 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
119 mm
7 November 1994
Windiest day
45.1 km/h
16 April 1981
Strongest gust
82.8 km/h
18 December 1985
Hottest feels-like
53.9 °C
30 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-7.9 °C
20 January 1964
Snowiest day
0.1 cm
13 January 1998
Sunniest day
13.4 h
1 July 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 8 mm | -82 mm |
| Feb | 20.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 23 mm | -42 mm |
| Mar | 26.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 67 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 36.1 °C | +5.3 °C | 3 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 44.4 °C | +5.8 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 46.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 48.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 49.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 2 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 43.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 38.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 30.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 14 mm | -59 mm |
| Dec | 20.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 136 mm | +38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shūshtar?
Shūshtar has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 457 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shūshtar?
The hottest day measured in Shūshtar between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2011, reaching 52.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shūshtar?
The coldest day measured in Shūshtar between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -4.6 °C.
Does it snow in Shūshtar?
Almost never: Shūshtar sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shūshtar warmed?
Yes: Shūshtar warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shūshtar?
The wettest day measured in Shūshtar between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1994, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shūshtar?
The windiest day measured in Shūshtar between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1981, with winds reaching 45.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shūshtar?
The warmest month in Shūshtar is July (38.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Shūshtar?
Shūshtar receives on average 457 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 42 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shūshtar?
Shūshtar gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shūshtar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shūshtar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1998, with 0.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shūshtar?
Yes: Shūshtar has on average 164 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shūshtar?
In Shūshtar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 53.9 °C on 30 July 2020, and the lowest was -7.9 °C on 20 January 1964.
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