Cape
Ra’s al Bīshā
Basra · Iraq · Persian Gulf
29.9072, 48.5933 · Arvand Kenār, 11 km
- 32°Sea · August
- 42°High · July
- 12.8 hSunshine · June
Your month at the beach
Ra’s al Bīshā in January
- 18°CAir, daytime high10°C at night
- 16°CSea temperature
- 6.5 hSunshine a day
- 4 daysRainy days in the month20 mm in total
- 16 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ra’s al Bīshā in February
- 20°CAir, daytime high11°C at night
- 16°CSea temperature
- 7.6 hSunshine a day
- 3 daysRainy days in the month10 mm in total
- 17 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ra’s al Bīshā in March
- 24°CAir, daytime high15°C at night
- 18°CSea temperature
- 8.8 hSunshine a day
- 3 daysRainy days in the month7 mm in total
- 16 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ra’s al Bīshā in April
- 29°CAir, daytime high20°C at night
- 22°CSea temperature
- 8.8 hSunshine a day
- 2 daysRainy days in the month10 mm in total
- 15 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ra’s al Bīshā in May
- 36°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 26°CSea temperature
- 10.7 hSunshine a day
- 0 daysRainy days in the month2 mm in total
- 16 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ra’s al Bīshā in June
- 41°CAir, daytime high30°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 12.8 hSunshine a day
- 0 daysRainy days in the month2 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ra’s al Bīshā in July
- 42°CAir, daytime high32°C at night
- 31°CSea temperature
- 11.9 hSunshine a day
- 0 daysRainy days in the month1 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ra’s al Bīshā in August
- 42°CAir, daytime high32°C at night
- 32°CSea temperature
- 11.5 hSunshine a day
- 0 daysRainy days in the month1 mm in total
- 16 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ra’s al Bīshā in September
- 39°CAir, daytime high29°C at night
- 31°CSea temperature
- 10.8 hSunshine a day
- 0 daysRainy days in the month0 mm in total
- 16 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ra’s al Bīshā in October
- 34°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 9.0 hSunshine a day
- 1 dayRainy days in the month3 mm in total
- 14 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ra’s al Bīshā in November
- 26°CAir, daytime high18°C at night
- 24°CSea temperature
- 7.2 hSunshine a day
- 3 daysRainy days in the month15 mm in total
- 16 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Ra’s al Bīshā in December
- 20°CAir, daytime high12°C at night
- 19°CSea temperature
- 6.5 hSunshine a day
- 4 daysRainy days in the month17 mm in total
- 17 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
- 0Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap Places to stay near Ra’s al Bīshā ↗
- 62 kmAirport: Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport (ABD)In a straight line; by road it is further Car hire at Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport (ABD) ↗
No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.
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January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 15.2 °C — 1.2 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 16.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 17.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 15.7 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 15.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 19.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 17.2 °C — 1.0 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 18.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 24.3 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 22.4 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 21.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 27.1 °C — 1.0 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 26.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 36.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 29.4 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 40.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 31.1 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 30.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 42.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 32.8 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 32.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 41.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 30.4 °C — 0.5 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 30.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 39.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 26.4 °C — 1.9 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 33.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 22.8 °C — 1.1 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 23.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 25.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 18.9 °C — 0.4 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 19.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 19.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan16°6 h20 mm
- Feb16°8 h10 mm
- Mar18°9 h7 mm
- Apr22°9 h10 mm
- May26°11 h2 mm
- Jun29°13 h2 mm
- Jul31°12 h1 mm
- Aug32°12 h1 mm
- Sep31°11 h0 mm
- Oct28°9 h3 mm
- Nov24°7 h15 mm
- Dec19°6 h17 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Ra’s al Bīshā: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 6.5 | 16 |
| February | 20 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 7.6 | 17 |
| March | 24 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8.8 | 16 |
| April | 29 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 8.8 | 15 |
| May | 36 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 10.7 | 16 |
| June | 41 | 30 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 12.8 | 20 |
| July | 42 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 11.9 | 19 |
| Augustwarmest sea | 42 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 | 16 |
| September | 39 | 29 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 16 |
| October | 34 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 9.0 | 14 |
| November | 26 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 7.2 | 16 |
| December | 20 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 6.5 | 17 |
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About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 18 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 5 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 18 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Nearest airport | OurAirports | straight-line distance |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |