Ahvaz
City in Iran: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
1399011818071582320074684 زمین نفس می کشد: Milad Hamadi, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Ahvaz is a city in Iran, in Khuzestan. About 841,145 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Iran in our atlas.
It lies at 31.32° N, 48.68° E, about 23 m (75 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Tehran time zone.
Location
Red dot: Ahvaz. Green dots: other major cities of Iran. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Ahvaz has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 48°C (119°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 6°C (43°F). Around 196 mm (8 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Dec.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in IranNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Isfahan · 320 km
- Arāk · 323 km
- Kermanshah · 366 km
- Hamadān · 387 km
- Shiraz · 411 km
- Karaj · 547 km
- Tehran · 551 km
- Rasht · 667 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 144448 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q170366 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 1399011818071582320074684 زمین نفس می کشد: Milad Hamadi, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Al-Ghadeer Stadium: Elph, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Takhti Stadium of Ahvaz: Mehdi Madihi, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- پل سیاه: Sajjadsoroosh, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Stadiumnaftmis: Mokhtari.b, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
