Khuzestan Province · Iran

Khorramshahr travel guide

Khorramshahr is a city in Khuzestan Province, Iran, home to about 133,000 people.

Best months
November to March
Nearest airport
ABD9 km · Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport
Currency
IRRIranian rial
Time zone
Asia/Tehran
Language
Persian

When to go

The best time to visit Khorramshahr

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Khorramshahr are November to March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 46 °C; December is the wettest, with about 35 mm of rain.

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Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Khorramshahr: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport (ABD), about 9.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Basra International Airport (BSR, 51 km) and Mahshahr Airport (MRX, 94 km) are also within reach.

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ABD · Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport

9.2 km from the centreICAO OIAA
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BSR · Basra International Airport

51.4 km from the centreICAO ORMM
medium airport

MRX · Mahshahr Airport

93.6 km from the centreICAO OIAM

Questions

Khorramshahr: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Khorramshahr?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Khorramshahr are November to March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 46 °C; December is the wettest, with about 35 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Khorramshahr?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport (ABD), about 9.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Basra International Airport (BSR, 51 km) and Mahshahr Airport (MRX, 94 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Khorramshahr?

Iranian rial (IRR).

Nearby

Destinations near Khorramshahr

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.