Region · Iran

Where to stay in Khuzestan Province

This guide covers 16 destinations in Khuzestan Province, a first-level administrative division of Iran, with 1 place to stay between them. The largest by population are Ahvaz, Dezful and Andimeshk. Across its destinations, February, March, November and December are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Qasem Soleimani International Airport (AWZ).

Destinations in this guide
16
Places to stay
1
Comfortable in the most places
February, March, November and December
Main airport
AWZQasem Soleimani International Airport
Currency
IRRIranian rial
Time zone
Asia/Tehran

Destinations

Destinations in Khuzestan Province

Every destination in this guide in Khuzestan Province, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Ahvaz1,184,7881November to MarchAWZ · 8 km
Dezful264,709November to MarchDEF · 6 km
Andimeshk240,113November to MarchDEF · 6 km
Abadan231,476November to MarchABD · 8 km
Mahshahr162,797November to MarchMRX · 4 km
Khorramshahr133,097November to MarchABD · 9 km
Behbahan122,604February to April and NovemberGCH · 64 km
Izeh119,399March, April and NovemberAWZ · 118 km
Shushtar101,878February, March, November and DecemberDEF · 60 km
Masjed Soleyman100,497February, March, November and DecemberAWZ · 85 km
Bandar Imam Khomeini78,353November to MarchMRX · 9 km
Shush77,148November to MarchDEF · 30 km
Ramhormoz74,285February, March, November and DecemberAWZ · 80 km
Omidiyeh67,427November to MarchMRX · 58 km
Kut-e Abdollah56,252November to MarchAWZ · 14 km
Susangerd51,431November to MarchAWZ · 61 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Khuzestan Province

1 hotel in Khuzestan Province recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Swan Hotel (Ahvaz)Ahvazhotel

When to go

Best time to visit Khuzestan Province

From the climate of 16 destinations in Khuzestan Province with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: February, March, November and December.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January11 of 1618 °C57 mm
February15 of 1621 °C33 mm
March16 of 1625 °C35 mm
April2 of 1631 °C22 mm
May0 of 1639 °C5 mm
June0 of 1644 °C0 mm
July0 of 1646 °C0 mm
August0 of 1645 °C0 mm
September0 of 1642 °C0 mm
October0 of 1636 °C6 mm
November16 of 1626 °C38 mm
December14 of 1620 °C58 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. 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

Airports serving Khuzestan Province

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Khuzestan Province name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

large airport · Ahvaz

AWZ · Qasem Soleimani International Airport

Nearest for 6 destinationsNamed by 13 destinations7.8 km from the closest
medium airport · Dezful

DEF · Dezful Airport

Nearest for 4 destinationsNamed by 6 destinations6.0 km from the closest
medium airport · Mahshahr

MRX · Mahshahr Airport

Nearest for 3 destinationsNamed by 9 destinations3.5 km from the closest
large airport · Abadan

ABD · Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 6 destinations7.8 km from the closest
medium airport · Gachsaran

GCH · Gachsaran Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 2 destinations64 km from the closest
large airport · Basra, Iraq

BSR · Basra International Airport

Named by 3 destinations51 km from the closest
medium airport

KHD · Khoram Abad Airport

Named by 3 destinations107 km from the closest
medium airport · Khark

KHK · Khark Airport

Named by 1 destination149 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Khuzestan Province, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Iran

3 Jan · Birthday of Imam Ali17 Jan · Isra' and Mi'raj4 Feb · Birthday of Mahdi11 Feb · Islamic Revolution Day1 Mar · Public Holiday2 Mar · Public Holiday3 Mar · Public Holiday4 Mar · Public Holiday5 Mar · Public Holiday6 Mar · Public Holiday7 Mar · Public Holiday11 Mar · Martyrdom of Imam Ali20 Mar · Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day21 Mar · Eid al-Fitr21 Mar · Nowruz22 Mar · Eid al-Fitr Holiday22 Mar · Nowruz Holiday23 Mar · Nowruz Holiday24 Mar · Nowruz Holiday1 Apr · Islamic Republic Day2 Apr · Nature's Day14 Apr · Martyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq27 May · Eid al-Adha4 Jun · Death of Imam Khomeini4 Jun · Eid al-Ghadir5 Jun · 15 Khordad Uprising24 Jun · Tasua25 Jun · Ashura4 Aug · Arbaeen12 Aug · Death of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali13 Aug · Martyrdom of Ali al-Rida21 Aug · Martyrdom of Hasan al-Askari30 Aug · Birthday of Muhammad and Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq13 Nov · Martyrdom of Fatima23 Dec · Birthday of Imam Ali

Nearby

Regions near Khuzestan Province

Other regions of Iran with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Iran travel guide · All regions of Iran

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.