# Omidiyeh

Omidiyeh (Persian: اميديه) is a city in the Central District of Omidiyeh County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

## Demographics
### Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 57,970 in 12,123 households. The following census in 2011 counted 60,461 people in 15,456 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 67,427 people in 18,574 households.

## Climate

Omidiyeh has a desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with long, very hot summers and mild, short winters. Omidiyeh is consistently one of the hottest places on the planet during the summer, with summer temperatures regularly at least 45 degrees Celsius, sometimes exceeding 50 degrees Celsius with many sandstorms and dust storms common during the summer period. However, in winters, the minimum temperature can fall to around +5 degrees Celsius. The average annual rainfall is around 255 mm.
Climate data for Omidiyeh (Aghajari Airport) 1991-2020 :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.8 (83.8) | 32.6 (90.7) | 39.8 (103.6) | 44.0 (111.2) | 49.6 (121.3) | 51.4 (124.5) | 52.6 (126.7) | 52.2 (126.0) | 49.5 (121.1) | 44.6 (112.3) | 36.8 (98.2) | 30.2 (86.4) | 52.6 (126.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) | 21.6 (70.9) | 26.7 (80.1) | 33.5 (92.3) | 40.6 (105.1) | 45.5 (113.9) | 46.9 (116.4) | 46.6 (115.9) | 43.0 (109.4) | 36.9 (98.4) | 27.1 (80.8) | 20.5 (68.9) | 34.0 (93.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) | 15.5 (59.9) | 20.0 (68.0) | 26.4 (79.5) | 32.9 (91.2) | 36.8 (98.2) | 38.2 (100.8) | 37.6 (99.7) | 33.7 (92.7) | 28.0 (82.4) | 19.9 (67.8) | 14.5 (58.1) | 26.4 (79.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) | 9.6 (49.3) | 13.1 (55.6) | 18.8 (65.8) | 24.0 (75.2) | 26.4 (79.5) | 28.7 (83.7) | 28.2 (82.8) | 24.0 (75.2) | 19.3 (66.7) | 13.3 (55.9) | 9.1 (48.4) | 18.5 (65.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) | −2.0 (28.4) | 3.4 (38.1) | 6.4 (43.5) | 16.0 (60.8) | 20.4 (68.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.0 (71.6) | 16.0 (60.8) | 7.2 (45.0) | −1.0 (30.2) | 0.4 (32.7) | −2.4 (27.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58.3 (2.30) | 33.6 (1.32) | 33.3 (1.31) | 19.8 (0.78) | 2.6 (0.10) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.4 (0.02) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.0 (0.0) | 9.8 (0.39) | 48.2 (1.90) | 57.5 (2.26) | 263.7 (10.38) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 26.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 52 | 70 | 41.3 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) | 4.5 (40.1) | 4.9 (40.8) | 6.6 (43.9) | 6.4 (43.5) | 5.5 (41.9) | 8.8 (47.8) | 11.0 (51.8) | 8.5 (47.3) | 6.9 (44.4) | 6.6 (43.9) | 6.5 (43.7) | 6.8 (44.2) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 185 | 198 | 230 | 232 | 289 | 340 | 332 | 329 | 299 | 273 | 209 | 190 | 3,106 |
| Source: NOAA NCEI ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Omidiyeh (Paygah) (1983–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.8 (82.0) | 33.5 (92.3) | 39.0 (102.2) | 44.0 (111.2) | 50.8 (123.4) | 51.5 (124.7) | 53.0 (127.4) | 52.0 (125.6) | 50.1 (122.2) | 45.6 (114.1) | 37.5 (99.5) | 31.0 (87.8) | 53.0 (127.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) | 21.1 (70.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 33.1 (91.6) | 40.7 (105.3) | 45.5 (113.9) | 47.0 (116.6) | 46.5 (115.7) | 42.9 (109.2) | 36.7 (98.1) | 27.3 (81.1) | 20.1 (68.2) | 33.7 (92.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) | 14.7 (58.5) | 19.0 (66.2) | 25.3 (77.5) | 31.7 (89.1) | 35.4 (95.7) | 37.5 (99.5) | 37.0 (98.6) | 33.0 (91.4) | 27.8 (82.0) | 19.9 (67.8) | 14.3 (57.7) | 25.7 (78.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) | 8.3 (46.9) | 11.9 (53.4) | 17.5 (63.5) | 22.8 (73.0) | 25.4 (77.7) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.5 (81.5) | 23.2 (73.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 12.6 (54.7) | 8.5 (47.3) | 17.6 (63.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) | −3.5 (25.7) | 0.4 (32.7) | 6.5 (43.7) | 13.6 (56.5) | 18.6 (65.5) | 21.4 (70.5) | 20.0 (68.0) | 16.2 (61.2) | 7.0 (44.6) | 0.0 (32.0) | −1.0 (30.2) | −3.5 (25.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.3 (2.22) | 34.0 (1.34) | 39.9 (1.57) | 17.7 (0.70) | 2.1 (0.08) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 6.0 (0.24) | 40.4 (1.59) | 58.2 (2.29) | 254.7 (10.03) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 27.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 38 | 39 | 45 | 60 | 76 | 50 |
| Source: Iran Meteorological Organization (records), (temperatures), (precipitation), (humidity), (days with precipitation), ||||||||||||||